BTS Jin Runs to the "It's Okay" Audience Despite Staff Dissuasion...2.5 million posts of global fans about the Goyang concert in the rain [K-EYES]

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"I'm happy with BTS even if it rains"...Around the world, 2.5 million posts of ARMY exploded at a concert in the rain of Goyang

The first performance of BTS BTS' world tour "ARIRANG" kicked off at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the 9th (local time). Even in the pouring rain, 40,000 spectators remained in place, and 2.5 million posts poured into X (formerly Twitter) in 21 hours, shaking the fandom around the world at the same time.

40,000 seats full even in the rain...a purple wave

Even before the performance began, the area of Goyang was colored purple. Fans in purple umbrellas and raincoats could not hide their excitement as they lined up in the rain. Not only Korean but also English, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese were heard on the scene. Evelyn (27, who lives in Busan), a Mexican fan who was interviewed by AFP, said, "I also accessed the Internet quickly in Korea, and it was the 80,000th time I waited. The hardest ticket I've ever found." Charina, 33, from the Philippines, said, "The rain doesn't stop us. I flew from the Philippines for a concert."

The full set list of 2.5 hours and 21 songs..."OT7" full group message

The performance consisted of about two and a half hours, a total of 21 songs. Most of the songs in the new album "ARIRANG" and all-time hits such as "Fake Love", "Dynamite", "Fire", "Mic Drop", "Butter", "Mikrokosmos", and "I Need U" were covered. There were no solo, unit, rap line, or vocal line stages. It was a complete setlist centered on OT7 (7 people in total). In response, fan account @heavenlykuk said, "No solos, no units, no rap lines, no vocal lines. Pure OT7 setlist. It's a way of delivering messages," and the tweet has been shared tens of thousands of times.

In particular, "I Need U" and "Not Today" were performed for the first time since 2021, while "Merry Go Round," "Come Over," "Please," and "Into the Sun" performed their first live performances. The last "Into the Sun" ended with fireworks.

Jin, despite the staff's dissuasion, he's alone in the fan seat...At the encore, all the members are on a tour in the audience

One of the most talked-about moments of the day was Jin's unexpected behavior. During the performance of "I Need U," the staff warned that "it could be dangerous," but he went off the stage and went down to the fan seat alone to make eye contact with the fans. The video of the scene quickly spread among fans around the world, receiving more than 60,000 likes in a matter of hours.

At the encore, all the members came down below the stage and went around the auditorium to sing new songs and "I Need U." In the domestic fan community, there were a series of reviews saying, "Tans were singing along the audience in the rain, and cheers broke out." In "Mikrokosmos," Jin directed the microphone toward the audience and led the song together, turning the scene into a sea of tears.

V's eyebrow piercing was also a hot topic. When a video of the performance showed him with a piercing on his eyebrow, fans said, "V's eyebrow piercing!?!? Goodbye to the world," he enthused. Online discussions continued over whether it was real or a performance accessory.

Fans from all over the world...English, Spanish, and Portuguese

On the day when 2.5 million posts poured out in 21 hours on X, the fan's reaction was not irrelevant to the language area. English-speaking fan @PopBase shared the on-site video, saying, "BTS performed in the rain on the first day of the 'ARIRANG' world tour." Brazilian fan @raplinegold cheered, saying, "Seeing Fake Love in 2026." Among Spanish-speaking fans, the expression "BTS bajo luvia es cinematográfico" quickly spread. The number of tour-related posts compiled by AI Grook surpassed 2.5 million within 21 hours of the performance.

The Goyang performance will continue on the 11th and 12th, and will continue until March 2027 with a total of more than 85 performances in 34 cities in 23 countries, including North America, South America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, through Tokyo.

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