BTS and Son Heung-min make their Los Angeles debut shot: "Jersey number 7 is world-class + the complete 7-member group is world-class" [K-EYES]

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Son Heung-min appeared at BTS's Los Angeles concert venue, where he took a commemorative photo backstage with all members. BTS (BTS: Jung-kook, Jimin, V, Jin, J-Hope, RM, Suga) held their performance there.

Son Heung-min, who plays for LAFC, visited the stage on the second day of the four-day-long BTS concert at SoFi Stadium on the 2nd. His face was captured on a large screen, and he waved to the audience before taking photos backstage with all members after the show.

RM posted the photo on his Instagram story on the 9th, and Jung-kook reshared it, sparking excitement among fans. The official account of LAFC, Son Heung-min's club, shared the photo of their meeting and posted the exclamation "ICONIC."

Previously, the U.S. daily USA Today reported on the 4th that Son Heung-min attended the concert, highlighting his close friendship with V. Last July, V left a birthday message for Son Heung-min, who responded by retweeting it.

Fan reactions were also enthusiastic. On X (formerly Twitter), many posts expressed joy such as "Finally, a BTS and Heung-min two-shot has come out." One fan account cleverly noted the meeting of the 7th-member group BTS and Son Heung-min, who wears jersey number 7, with the phrase "7 people met." The rare combination that both domestic and international soccer fans and K-pop fans are excited about simultaneously added to its buzz.

Son Heung-min (33) left Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League after a decade-long career in August last year and made a surprise move to LAFC of Major League Soccer (MLS). At the time, his transfer fee was $26.5 million (about 36.7 billion won), setting a record for the highest amount in MLS history. His annual salary is also reported to be $8.7 million (about 12.1 billion won), second only to Lionel Messi across the entire league. Even after joining LAFC, he retained his iconic jersey number 7. Son Heung-min formed what is known as the "Heung-duo" with Denis Bouanga and delivered outstanding performances in the 2025 season, including six consecutive weeks of combined goals, leading the team to the playoff quarterfinals. His name was also featured in three out of ten "best moments of the 2025 season" selected by LAFC.

In its review of the SoFi Stadium concert, the prominent U.S. daily Los Angeles Times praised BTS as "world-class pop artists" who do not need a separate award category.

BTS's Los Angeles concerts achieved sold-out status for all four previous shows. Across the entire North American tour, approximately 1.92 million people attended 31 performances in 12 cities. At SoFi Stadium alone, they held eight cumulative performances (with a total audience of about 496,000), setting a record for the most performances at this venue.

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