BTS will hold live cinema screenings of its Buenos Aires and São Paulo concerts, with fanclub presales and attendee gifts announced.
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It has been decided that BTS’s world tour, “BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG',” will be live-viewed in movie theaters nationwide for the October 25 (Sunday) Buenos Aires, Argentina, and October 31 (Saturday) São Paulo, Brazil performances. BTS’s largest-ever world tour by a Korean artist, “BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG',” is being held through 2027. Starting with the April 9 performance at Goyang Sports Complex in Goyang, Korea, this tour has traveled around the world, including Japan, North America, Europe, and other countries. The Busan performance, which included June 13, the anniversary of BTS’s 13th debut year, was also a great success and continues to fascinate ARMY (the name of the fans) around the world. And now, it has been decided that live viewing will be held for the October 25 (Sunday) Buenos Aires, Argentina, and October 31 (Saturday) São Paulo, Brazil performances. You can enjoy the energetic performances in Latin America at movie theaters throughout Japan. The live-viewing attendance numbers for the April Korea Goyang performance, the Japan Tokyo performance, and the June Korea Busan performance held so far have surpassed an astonishing 440,000. While recording the highest attendance ever for a single tour and attracting great attention, the long-awaited live viewing of the Latin America performances will begin advance lottery acceptance for BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB and MOBILE members from today, August 27 (Thursday) at 18:00. In addition, it has been decided that attendee bonuses will be distributed. These will be valuable items available only at this live viewing. Details of the bonuses are scheduled to be announced soon. ■ Live Viewing Overview ① “BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN BUENOS AIRES” Live Viewing Screening begins: Sunday, October 25, 2026, 14:00 Main venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina [Estadio Único de La Plata] ② “BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN SÃO PAULO” Live Viewing Screening begins: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 14:00 Main venue: São Paulo, Brazil [Estádio do Morumbi] *This screening will be a delayed viewing of the performances held at the main venues: Estadio Único de La Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, October 24 [local time], and Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, October 30 [local time]. *The screening start time may change. <Ticket Information> Ticket price: 6,900 yen (reserved seat / tax included) *Tickets are required for ages 3 and older. Children under 3 are not permitted to enter. *A separate play guide fee will be charged. *After purchasing tickets, regardless of whether the ticket has been issued, changes, cancellations, and refunds due to customer circumstances are not possible, except for notices such as screening cancellations. Ticket limit: Up to 4 tickets per person Attendee bonus: Details of the bonus will be announced at a later date. *One item will be distributed per person at each movie theater when viewing. *Some items may have scratches or dirt, but returns or exchanges will not be accepted under any circumstances. Thank you for your understanding. ○ Fanclub advance lottery reservation ★ BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB advance period: Thursday, August 27, 2026, 18:00 to Monday, August 31, 2026, 4:59 For the October 25 (Sunday) performance and the October 31 (Saturday) performance Winner announcement: Friday, October 9, 2026, 15:00 Payment period: Friday, October 9, 2026, 15:00 to Monday, October 12, 2026, 23:00 ○ Mobile advance lottery reservation ★ BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL MOBILE advance period: Thursday, August 27, 2026, 18:00 to Monday, August 31, 2026, 4:59 For the October 25 (Sunday) performance and the October 31 (Saturday) performance Winner announcement: Friday, October 9, 2026, 15:00 Payment period: Friday, October 9, 2026, 15:00 to Monday, October 12, 2026, 23:00 ○ Pre-request first-come, first-served (first-come, first-served basis *Ends when sold out / Depending on the application status of the advance lottery, some theaters may not conduct pre-request first-come, first-served sales) <October 25 (Sunday) performance> Period: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 18:00 to Thursday, October 22, 2026, 22:00 Web sales <October 31 (Saturday) performance> Period: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 18:00 to Thursday, October 29, 2026, 22:00 Web sales <Inquiries> Inquiries regarding ticket sales Lawson Ticket Information *Email only. <Inquiries regarding the live viewing> Performance office (weekdays 10:00–17:00) *When making an inquiry, please be sure to include [performance name (date/venue)]. *Inquiries are accepted 24 hours a day, but responses will be handled during business hours. Depending on the content, it may take some time to receive a response. Thank you for your understanding in advance. Organizer: HYBE JAPAN Planning: BIGHIT MUSIC Distribution: Avex Film Labels (C) BIGHIT MUSIC / HYBE / HYBE JAPAN. All Rights Reserved. ■ Related links BTS Japan official site BTS Japan official X ■ Live Viewing Overview ① “BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN BUENOS AIRES” Live Viewing Screening begins: Sunday, October 25, 2026, 14:00 Main venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina [Estadio Único de La Plata] ② “BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN SÃO PAULO” Live Viewing Screening begins: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 14:00 Main venue: São Paulo, Brazil [Estádio do Morumbi] *This screening will be a delayed viewing of the performances held at the main venues: Estadio Único de La Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, October 24 [local time], and Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, October 30 [local time]. *The screening start time may change. <Ticket Information> Ticket price: 6,900 yen (reserved seat / tax included) *Tickets are required for ages 3 and older. Children under 3 are not permitted to enter. *A separate play guide fee will be charged. *After purchasing tickets, regardless of whether the ticket has been issued, changes, cancellations, and refunds due to customer circumstances are not possible, except for notices such as screening cancellations. Ticket limit: Up to 4 tickets per person Attendee bonus: Details of the bonus will be announced at a later date. *One item will be distributed per person at each movie theater when viewing. *Some items may have scratches or dirt, but returns or exchanges will not be accepted under any circumstances. Thank you for your understanding. ○ Fanclub advance lottery reservation ★ BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB advance period: Thursday, August 27, 2026, 18:00 to Monday, August 31, 2026, 4:59 For the October 25 (Sunday) performance and the October 31 (Saturday) performance Winner announcement: Friday, October 9, 2026, 15:00 Payment period: Friday, October 9, 2026, 15:00 to Monday, October 12, 2026, 23:00 ○ Mobile advance lottery reservation ★ BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL MOBILE advance period: Thursday, August 27, 2026, 18:00 to Monday, August 31, 2026, 4:59 For the October 25 (Sunday) performance and the October 31 (Saturday) performance Winner announcement: Friday, October 9, 2026, 15:00 Payment period: Friday, October 9, 2026, 15:00 to Monday, October 12, 2026, 23:00 ○ Pre-request first-come, first-served (first-come, first-served basis *Ends when sold out / Depending on the application status of the advance lottery, some theaters may not conduct pre-request first-come, first-served sales) <October 25 (Sunday) performance> Period: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 18:00 to Thursday, October 22, 2026, 22:00 Web sales <October 31 (Saturday) performance> Period: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 18:00 to Thursday, October 29, 2026, 22:00 Web sales <Inquiries> Inquiries regarding ticket sales Lawson Ticket Information *Email only. <Inquiries regarding the live viewing> Performance office (weekdays 10:00–17:00) *When making an inquiry, please be sure to include [performance name (date/venue)]. *Inquiries are accepted 24 hours a day, but responses will be handled during business hours. Depending on the content, it may take some time to receive a response. Thank you for your understanding in advance. Organizer: HYBE JAPAN Planning: BIGHIT MUSIC Distribution: Avex Film Labels (C) BIGHIT MUSIC / HYBE / HYBE JAPAN. All Rights Reserved. ■ Related links BTS Japan official site BTS Japan official X
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