There's a punchline these days that "If I had a nickel every time Coldplay’s arrival in кσяєα coincided with the ousting of a president, I’d have two nickels; which is not much, but it’s weird that it happened twice".
And perhaps that’s part of the reason why the country holds such deep affection for the British band, so much so that it had to add two more datesfor its кσяєαn leg of the “Music of the Spheres” world tour for a total of six.
British rock band Coldplay began performing at Goyang Stadium on the 16th for their world tour 'Music of the Sphere'. The concert was originally scheduled to end on the 19th, but the group extended it to the 25th, and is expected to set a record for the largest au∂ιєnce for a foreign singer by attracting 50,000 spectators for each show, bringing the total to 300,000 people.
Debuting in 2000 and now operating for 25 years, Coldplay still proves its strong appeal in кσяєα.
In particular, these days, fans are looking forward to the reunion between Coldplay and BTS more than anyone else when 2/7 members of the group have been discharged from the military. This is Coldplay's return to кσяєα after 8 years and the last time fans saw the superstars on stage together was when Jin performed "The Astronaut" at the group's concert in Argentina before he enlisted in the army.
In previous concerts, Coldplay leader Chris Martin, who is famous with his close friendship with Jin over the years, has mentioned BTS many times and hinted at the possibility of performing together.
On the first day of concert, Chris made the au∂ιєnce laugh when he mentioned: "The reason I chose your sign is because all of our brothers, BTS who are in the ARMY right now" and hinted that "That's the Astronaut by Jin, I believe. MAYBE WE'LL SING THAT TOMORROW" when seeing a fan's banner.
Meanwhile, on the second concert day, he moved ARMYs and repeatedly requested a collaboration on stage in кσяєα by saying: "Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, j-hope, V, SUGA, RM, we love you and we miss you".
And fans' expectations finally came true when ARMYs at Goyang Stadium today recorded Jin and Coldplay's rehearsal for tonight's stage. On SNS, there were many videos circulating showing Jin's sweet voice echoing under the dome.
The songs confirmed by fans are "The Astronaut" and "My Universe" - legends in the hearts of fans of both groups. Although it was raining and fans could not watch the rehearsal in person, the harmonious sounds between Jin and Coldplay made them excited, and the countdown to the concert started faster.
The happiness of witnessing Jin and Coldplay's first performance in 3 years was clearly expressed on SNS:
- OMG OMG OMG OMG IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKK.....PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
- you can literally see seokjin, finally we are not clowns
- No! Don't clown me I'm literally here today!!!
- OH MY HEART, FINALLY JINNIE IS COMING TO THE COLDPLAY CONCERT AAAH. I DREAMED about this moment so much!!!
- FINALLY JIN AND COLDPLAY TOGETHER AGAIN AAAH
- We are going to get the 2025 version of Argentina performance
- So 2 songs!! Holy f*ck his voice
- NATURE IS HEALING FOR REAL
- We went from barely hearing Jin on My Universe to this
- plsss...i want to witness the beautiful moment again
- there are probably hours left but why I already feel like crying. I am remembering how the last time he performed with coldplay, it was so bittersweet. His last performance before service. Now again with coldplay but this time he is free and about drop his 2nd album and a tour
- it’s happening people omg
- We getting Jin on Coldplay's Seoul Concert. he didn't tell lie
