In 2025, singer Taylor Swift got engaged to her boyfriend — αмєяι¢αn football player Travis Kelce — after nearly two years of dating. On Instagram last August, the celebrity couple caused a sensation when they shared the happy news with the caption: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married”.

Half a year later, in recent days, fans and international media have been turning their attention to speculation that the couple is about to tie the knot in an official wedding ceremony at Taylor’s famous seaside mansion in the Watch Hill area of Rhode Island — a place where she frequently hosts private parties.

Some sources have even claimed that a luxury hotel in the area has been fully booked to accommodate the major event. In addition, the surge in room prices and reservations at Rhode Island’s coastal resorts in mid-June is being viewed as a potential “clue.” However, when contacted for verification, both local authorities and the hotel have remained silent and have not issued any official confirmation.

What has caught ARMYs’ attention the most is the circulating rumor that the couple may hold their wedding on June 13 — coinciding with the 13th anniversary of BTS’s debut. Some fans have wondered whether this is merely a coincidence or if Taylor might actually be part of the fandom.

Back in 2018, when BTS and Taylor Swift first met backstage at the Billboard Music Awards, they chatted and took photos together cheerfully. The superstar singer later posted their photo on Instagram with the caption “BTS 4ever,” along with heart emojis that showed enthusiastic affection no less pαѕѕionate than that of a devoted fan.

Now, with rumors suggesting her wedding could take place on the very day of BTS’s debut anniversary, fans are even more excited, saying it feels like soмєтнing a longtime fangirl would do. One fan commented: "Taylor Swift is getting married on June 13 and BTS are celebrating their 13th year of marriage on june 13 I personally think it's perfect".

Other fans agreed: "nobody yell at me for this i am a Taylor Swift Enjoyer and i hope she has a lovely wedding this is just a joke about bts anniversary", "tay marrying on festa … fate written in the stars… collab asap", "duel taylor swift marriage ceremony and bts vow renewal wow", "i need bts making a song for her with lover vibes because its my fav interaction from both of them", "Apparently 13 has a connection with her also bcz they have connected the bts book before it was released bcz they thought it was connected to them. I remember", "13th of june. Out of all days how is on festaaa. Anyways congrats to them wishing them the best",...

Meanwhile, during this year’s June debut anniversary, BTS will be in the midst of their ARIRANG world tour. The group is scheduled to hold two concerts on June 12 and 13 at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium in Busan, which has a capacity of approximately 53,000 seats, to celebrate their first full reunion with ARMYs after three years without celebrating together. Moreover, as Busan is the hometown of Jimin and Jungkook, this has further heightened fans’ excitement.

Interestingly, international experts have even made projections using Taylor Swift’s tour as a reference point to envision the scale of BTS’s upcoming tour. Timothy Calkins, a marketing professor at Northwestern University, stated: “The BTS World Tour will be the premier global event of the year. Every city hosting the tour will see a mαѕѕive surge in tourist numbers, hotel occupancy rates, and overall economic activity. The impact could potentially surpαѕѕ even that of U.S. pop star Taylor Swift."

Swift’s The Eras Tour has been recorded as the highest-grossing tour in history. It is estimated to have generated approximately $5 billion (about 7.347 trillion won) in direct consumer spending across the United States.

Professor Richie Karaburun of the NYU Tisch Center for Hospitality also predicted that the economic ripple effect of BTS’s tour could exceed that of Swift’s Eras Tour. He remarked, “This tour is the much-needed good news for the U.S. tourism industry during a period of stagnation,” and added, “The fact that they (fans) do not travel alone is exactly what amplifies the potential economic impact of this BTS tour.”