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How ‘Map of the Soul ON: E’ Set the Standards for Online Concerts
With the pandemic paralyzing the music and concert entertainment industry around the world, Bangtan sonyeondan, better known as Korean septet boy band BTS, held a world-class, record-breaking virtual concert over the weekend.
The internationally renowned K-pop group is comprised of Jungkook, V, Jimin, Suck, Jin, RMY I hope.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the boy band announced their “Map of the Soul: ON Tour,” a world tour of 17 different locations. But due to travel restrictions and preventive measures currently in place to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, BTS opted to hold a two-day online concert.
In early June, ticket sales for BTS’s “Bang Bang Con” 7th anniversary concert broke a world record, grossing nearly $ 20 million, with an attendance count of 750,000, making it the largest paid virtual concert in the world. the history. Big Hit Entertainment, BTS’s agency, says the online concert “Map of the Soul ON: E” reached a global audience of at least 993,000 fans around the world who watched it simultaneously, once again breaking its own world record in the same year. The agency has yet to release an official income statement.
‘I thank God we can do this. At least we can do this. [On] this stage is nobody’s fault. We’re just doing our best. ‘
Not only was BTS able to break world records, it was also able to put on a world-class show with a perfect blend of creativity, fashion, design, and choreography, powered by the most advanced technology available.
The concert was available from various angles online, allowing viewers to view the performance simultaneously from different points of view: watching a concert in a stadium. This feature made it possible for online audiences to see how precise and well-coordinated BTS was in terms of choreography and cameraman placement, and how they could mimic the “instant” costume changes that they make in their music videos so easily.
In the background, you would still hear the cheers, fainting spells and loud crying from all the fans, similar to what you would expect at a typical BTS concert. But where the K-pop band performed was, in fact, an empty place filled with “Army-Bombs”, that is, BTS’s exclusive light bars. The cheers that were heard were from members of the Global Army who had the cameras on.
Without a doubt, BTS has won the hearts of millions of people around the world. Amid the ongoing pandemic, the seven-member Korean boy band also serves as a happy pill of inspiration for many through their creative music and charm.
The online concert “Map of the Soul ON: E” definitely raised the bar for online concerts, and even physical concerts in the future.
With the success and fortune that BTS earned through their seven years of hard work, they remain humble and young at heart. They closed last night’s concert with a message from each of the members, thanking the world for the opportunity and the strength they get from their fans. One of the members thanked God for the technology, and the rest agreed that if the coronavirus had happened two or three years ago, BTS probably would not have been able to host such a show due to limited connectivity at the time.
“I have no religion, but I thank God that we live in 2020,” said BTS leader RM. “Thanks God [because] we have this technology and no latency, and we can see their faces. I thank God for being able to do this. At least we can do this. [On] this stage is nobody’s fault. We are just doing our best. “
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