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Group BTS (BTS) is back after three years and nine months. The performance, which filled Gwanghwamun, Seoul, with crowds, was one of the most historic moments.
At 8 p.m. on the 21st, | held "BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG" in Gwanghwamun Square. BTS members who went through "military hiatus" earlier returned to us on the 20th after releasing a total of 14 tracks, including their fifth full album "Arirang" and title song "SWIM," in three years and nine months.
BTS's fifth full-length album "Arirang" featured a total of 14 songs, including the title song "SWIM," "Body to Body," "Hooligan," "Aliens," "FYA," "2.0, "No. 29," "Merry Go Round," "NORMAL," "Like Animals," "they don't know "about us," "One More Night," "Please" and "Into the Sun."
This performance will be transmitted to more than 190 countries through Global OTT Netflix. They will release new song performances, including the new song SWIM, in public for the first time.
At the opening, Gwanghwamun area was filled with 40,000 people. Numerous fans, including ARMY (fandom name), cheered for the members' appearance with "ARMY BON."
Seven members of the BTS appeared in accordance with the background music mixed with Korean melodies. BTS opened the performance with the new songs "Body to Body," "Hooligan" and "2.0."
They wore black outfits and showed off their charisma. RM, who suffered a leg injury, sat on a chair on the side of the stage and worked with the members. RM was diagnosed with "periodic sprain and partial ligament rupture and megalithic sedentary injury (injury and inflammation) during rehearsals for the performance on the 19th.

Jin said, "Thank you for waiting for us at the last Busan concert. I was very worried about being here, but I'm grateful and happy to meet you again."
Jimin said, "Army, we finally met. I'm so emotional and grateful to be able to say this in front of me. I'm happy that the seven of us meet again. I missed you," he said. He added, "I didn't know you would fill all the Gwanghwamun Gate like this, but I'm so grateful."
Suga said, "I'm happy to perform at Gwanghwamun, a historical place in Korea. We prepared 'Arirang' with our identity in this album, and we will perform in Gwanghwamun," he said.
V said, "It feels really new to perform in such a special place. ARMYs who came to Gwanghwamun from afar and fans from all over the world through Netflix have been waiting for us a long time. I hope our hearts will be conveyed to the world," he said.
J-Hope, Jungkook, RM said, "You've been waiting for a long time, right? We'll show you a lot for today, we'll pour everything out, and we're finally here," he said, inducing shouts.
BTS then performed "Butter" and "MIC Drop."
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