BTS captured the world's attention with the 'BTS' Yet To Come concert in BUSAN' to promote the Busan EXPO 2030. Through live performances and online broadcasts, fans fans were able to watch BTS concerts around the world.
This created the monumental fame that BTS has brought and the viewership records that amazed many. Recently, Korean media reported on remarkable figures after BTS' concert yesterday.
On the 15th, BTS successfully held the 'BTS concert in BUSAN' to pray for a place in the Busan 2030 World Expo at Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Around 50,000 people at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium and 10,000 people watched the performance through 'Live Play' at the outdoor parking lot of the Busan Port International Passenger Terminal.
In the case of 'Live Play', a special stage in Haeundae, about 2,000 people watched it, and since it was an open space, a lot of people gathered. In addition, the number of online streams through Weverse reached about 49.07 million times. On JTBC, an unusual rating of 3.3% was recorded. Busan Concert also recorded appearances in 229 countries and territories around the world.
BTS also performed a spectacular stage, opening with MIC Drop. They even performed the song "Run BTS" on stage for the first time. Following that, they raised the mood with "RUN" and "Save ME". Next, Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook performed '00:00 (Zero O'Clock)' and 'Butterfly', RM and Suga, j-hope performed hits like UGH and Cypher PT.3: KILLER ', etc. These stages captivated the audience's eyes and ears.
In addition, BTS sang a total of 19 songs, including 'Dynamite', 'Boy With Luv', 'Butter', 'FIRE, 'IDOL', and 'Spring Day' with the live orchestra. It can be said that BTS really devoted a single moment without stopping during yesterday's concert.
Besides the concert, the events surrounding the concert also witnessed a huge number of participants. Before the performance, hundreds of people participated in the parade event both online and offline. The after party after the concert also attracted great interest and love, with about 4,000 tickets sold out.
The same enthusiasm is also confirmed in the amount of virality on social networks. BTS' Busan concert and Busan-related hashtags reached 9.3 million on the 15th. In the case of Busan World Expo-related keywords, more than 200,000 were mentioned. This number is about 45 times the number mentioned in 2021, proving that interest and enthusiasm for the organization of the Busan World Expo has increased.
In addition, the city of Busan held a large-scale drone show at Gwangalli Beach on the night of the 15th, when the concert was held, and until the 17th, 'Purple Sea Busan', where lighting purple landscape lights on major landmarks in the city, such as Busan City Hall, Gwangan Bridge and Busan Tower, and outdoor billboards.
It doesn't seem like an exaggeration to say that Busan and October belong to BTS and ARMY!