"100,000 People" BTS, "Gwanghwamun BTS Seoul City's permission + citizens' understanding made it possible." [Star Issue]

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BTS has created a scene that will remain in music history with its comeback stage at Gwanghwamun Square. Beyond the release of the new song, it was a place that imprinted the team's identity and Korean sentiment around the world.

At 8 p.m. on the 21st, ｜ held "BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE ｜ ARIRANG" in Gwanghwamun Square. It is a stage to commemorate the fifth full-length album "ARIRANG" released on the 20th. The scene was crowded with about 104,000 visitors.

This performance is more than just a comeback stage. "Arirang" encompasses the identity of the team and the emotions accumulated in the past journey. After featuring Korea's representative folk songs as the title of the album, he chose Gwanghwamun Square, an iconic space, as the stage. The stage, designed in the form of a frame, completed a historical scene by capturing Gwanghwamun and seven members on one screen.

The production, which is harmonized with cultural heritage, also attracted attention. The performance began with a drone shot that illuminated Gyeongbokgung Palace beyond Bukaksan Mountain. Then, the panoramic view of Gwanghwamun Square was unfolded, attracting attention at once. Media art using the outer wall of Gwanghwamun harmonizes with the city center, cultural heritage, and performance. The direction in which tradition and modernity coexist drew admiration. The performance was broadcast live on Netflix and played a role in spreading Korean culture and emotions around the world as well as BTS performances.

On this day, BTS opened with Shinbo's track "Body to Body." It is a song that cites the melody of the folk song "Arirang", and the performers and singers of the National Gugak Center staged the stage together. New songs such as "Hooligan", "2.0, "Alien", "FYA", "Like Animals", and "Normal" were then performed, and the title song "SWIM" was the best song. Media art, which seems to be flowing along Gwanghwamun, visualized the message of the song that it will continue to swim without stopping in the waves of life.

BTS' representative songs such as "Butter," "MIC Drop," and "Dynamite" further elevated the atmosphere of the scene. The last song, "Mikrokosmos," left a deep lingering impression with the starlight expanding around Gwanghwamun and the Big Dipper rising. For about an hour, the light stick "Army Bomb" and the stage direction were linked, and the area of the square was colored with a single light.

On this day, BTS expressed overwhelming emotions about its first full comeback in about three years and nine months. They said, "I'm emotional to meet you again like this. I'm happy that seven people can be together. I am grateful to ARMY for filling Gwanghwamun Square, the Seoul Metropolitan Government for allowing me to perform here, and to the police and numerous officials who worked hard at the scene," he said.

After the performance, he once again expressed his sincerity through the global super fan platform Weverse. "I met you in a meaningful space called Gwanghwamun. As soon as I heard the roar that filled the square, I felt overwhelmed, "I finally came back," he said. He added that this stage was possible because of the hard work of those who were responsible for safety, the warm understanding of the citizens, and the unwavering love of ARMY.

Meanwhile, BTS's fifth full-length album "Arirang" is receiving enthusiastic responses at the same time as it was released. On the first day of its release, 3.98 million copies were sold, surpassing the team's own initial record of 3.37 million copies in one day. The title song "SWIM" topped the Melon and Bugs daily charts on March 20.

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