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Fans of BTS tuned in to an online concert of the K-pop boy band on Saturday, holding up their distinctive light sticks and sharing messages in a chat room.
Titled “Soul Map ON: E,” the virtual event came after the seven-member group scrapped their initial plan to hold an in-person show for a limited audience, in line with the government’s strict social distancing restrictions. South Korea. The band had already canceled planned world tours.
The band’s latest hit was “Dynamite,” their first all-English song, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart last month.
“You’re not here, but I feel you here, like I can hear your chants, and next time let’s really be here together,” vocalist V or Kim Tae-hyung told fans.
Since their debut in 2013, BTS has spearheaded a worldwide K-Pop craze with catchy and upbeat music and dance, as well as lyrics and social campaigns aimed at empowering young people.
The band earned a Guinness World Records title for most viewers for a performance streamed live after their first paid online concert in June drew nearly 757,000 from 107 countries.
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His management company, Bit Hit Entertainment, has not disclosed how many people watched the latest show, though it garnered about 114 million “clicks of joy” in real time, a sign of approval that fans can press multiple times.
As the band played, a back wall of small screens showed thousands of fans from around the world joining in, many of them waving sticks of light known as “army bombs.” A chat room was opened to allow fans to post comments simultaneously.
In Seoul, a small group gathered at a fan-run BTS-themed cafe to watch the concert together, albeit wearing masks and keeping a distance between them.
“His songs comforted me in these difficult times and made me a fan,” said An Ji-won, 40, after breaking down in tears while watching the show.
“They sing to say that everything will be fine and to cheer up, which I think is the reason all the fans around the world love them.”
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