According to Spotify's latest chart, released on June 27 for the tracking period of June 19–25, BTS's fifth studio album "ARIRANG" climbed to No. 2 on the Weekly Top Albums Global chart. Since its release, the album has consistently remained among the chart's top positions for 14 consecutive weeks, including an impressive nine weeks at No. 1. Notably, on the chart dated June 5, it also earned the distinction of being the album with the most No. 1 finishes of any release this year.
As they continue dominating charts around the world, BTS has further fueled the excitement with their overseas concerts. On June 26 (local time), the group successfully launched the European leg of the "BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG'" at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid, ѕραιи. One of the night's most memorable moments came during the performance of the B-side track "Body to Body," when tens of thousands of fans sang the кσяєαn folk song "Arirang" together in кσяєαn, creating a truly breathtaking scene inside the stadium.
j-hope, in particular, set the Madrid stage ablaze with a daring outfit consisting of a long leather coat layered over a deeply unbuttoned black shirt, revealing his toned chest while exuding a cool and irresistibly ѕєχy charisma. His explosive dance performances and seemingly limitless energy quickly became one of the hottest topics across social media.
However, just as ARMYs were eagerly looking forward to seeing another electrifying performance from him on the second night, some unfortunate news υиєχρє¢тє∂ly emerged!
On June 27 (local time), just half a day before BTS's second concert in Madrid, j-hope uploaded a photo of his foot to his Instagram Story. The image showed his big toe with what appeared to be вℓσσ∂ pooling beneath the toenail—a bruised toenail that looked painful at just a glance. He accompanied the photo with the short caption, "No way," along with a upset face emoji.
Although he did not reveal exactly how it happened, many fans believe j-hope most likely sustained the injury during his pαѕѕionate performance on the first night. Nearly three hours of nonstop dancing, combined with powerful choreography that repeatedly placed heavy impact on his feet, may have caused the injury. It also appears that he only noticed it after waking up the following morning.
As soon as the Story was posted, ARMYs immediately expressed their heartbreak. Whenever BTS embarks on a world tour, injuries or health concerns are always the thing fans fear the most. At the same time, many also worried that the injury could affect j-hope's performance during tonight's concert. More concerningly, after the second night in Madrid, BTS still has eight more concerts remaining on the European leg of the tour. For now, fans can only hope that j-hope recovers quickly and that BTS will be able to complete the rest of the tour in the best possible condition.
Some of the most notable comments included: "Hopefully it’s not too painful or uncomfortable so it won’t disrupt any of his activities/plans", "it might be caused by a tight shoes or got bumped somewhere", "please take care", "this must have been painful.. i had this when i got back home from japan", "I hope he is ok", "Noo hope his toe get well soon", "Ouch that must have hurt", "feel pain through the screen that sh1t hurt like crazy", "Hope it gets better soon", ...
