Foreign media were also surprised by the "lockdown of downtown Seoul."Crowds gather for Gwanghwamun performance in BTS

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Foreign media are also focusing on the group's BTS (BTS) Gwanghwamun performance.

Reuters reported on the 21st (Korea Standard Time) that Korean authorities have blocked downtown Seoul's square ahead of the BTS comeback performance and have begun large-scale crowd management.

"The city expects about 260,000 fans to fill the streets of the capital, and millions around the world are ready to watch live on Netflix," Reuters said.

Meanwhile, BTS will hold a free performance 'BTS Comeback Live: ARIRANG (BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG)' to commemorate the release of its fifth regular album around Gwanghwamun Square at 8 p.m.

On the 20th, the day before the performance, he released his fifth full-length album "Arirang." The full album is the first in three years and nine months since the 2022 anthology album "Proof." Hive Chairman Bang Si-hyuk was in charge of the general production of Shinbo, and the members dealt with the team's identity and universal emotions in the new album.

Police estimated that up to 260,000 people would flock to Gwanghwamun area on the day of the performance. This is the largest cultural event since the 2002 World Cup street cheering.

According to real-time city data in Seoul, about 26,000 to 28,000 people gathered around Gwanghwamun and Deoksugung Palace as of 2 p.m. that day.

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