President Lee positively assessed the "static role of South Korea's public relations Korea" in BTS's Gwanghwamun performance.

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Regarding the group BTS's comeback performance in Gwanghwamun, President Lee Jae-myung said, "I think it played a really big role in promoting Korea."

During a Cabinet meeting held at Cheong Wa Dae on the 24th, President Lee evaluated the recent BTS performance held at Gwanghwamun Square, saying, "It seems to have played a really big role in promoting the Republic of Korea."

On the same day, Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Choi Hwi-young said, "I think we enjoyed an uncountable effect in that the attention of young people around the world was concentrated in the middle of Seoul through live broadcasts. The number of foreign tourists increased 31 percent more in March compared to the previous year. Particularly noteworthy is that the number of people in their teens and 20s has increased more than the average," he said.

In response, President Lee said, "(Foreign tourists) will come to Gwanghwamun a lot now," adding, "This BTS performance seems to have been crucial in promoting Gwanghwamun and promoting Korea." It was well planned and proceeded well. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security and related ministries also suffered. I took care of safety issues, so it went well without an accident," he said.

At 8 p.m. on the 21st, ｜ performed a comeback performance called "BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE ｜ ARIRANG" at Gwanghwamun. Initially, up to 260,000 people were expected to flock to the Gwanghwamun site, but after the performance, the organizers estimated that 104,000 people gathered. The Seoul Metropolitan Government calculated that 40,000 people gathered according to real-time crowd data.

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