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BTS Returns With 'Arirang' as Free Seoul Comeback Draws Over 100,000 and Global Stream

The new 14-track album foregrounds Korean roots as the seven members reunite after military service.

Overview

  • HYBE put on-site attendance at about 104,000 based on ticketing and mobile data, below earlier projections, while police estimated 42,000.
  • Big Hit Music said day-one sales reached 3.98 million copies for 'Arirang,' citing Hanteo Chart data.
  • The comeback show on Seoul’s Gwanghwamun plaza was free and broadcast live by Netflix to roughly 190 countries.
  • RM performed with limited choreography after an ankle injury the agency disclosed before the event.
  • An 82-date, 34-city world tour is scheduled to start April 9 in Goyang, with tickets reported to have sold out quickly in major markets.