Overview
- A free, one-hour concert at Gwanghwamun Square on March 21 marked BTS’s first full-group performance since 2022 and was streamed live on Netflix.
- BigHit/HYBE said new studio album Arirang sold about 3.98 million copies within its first 24 hours after the March 20 release.
- The Netflix broadcast ranked No. 1 worldwide in the platform’s film category, according to FlixPatrol data cited Monday, peaking in 77 countries.
- Crowd figures are disputed, with HYBE estimating roughly 104,000 attendees and police counts near 42,000, as major safety measures and transit closures drew local complaints.
- The Arirang world tour spans about 82 shows across 34 cities starting April 9 in Goyang, with early dates in South Korea, North America and Europe selling out within hours, and a Netflix documentary, BTS: The Return, arriving March 27.