BTS's V thrilled fans in Mexico City, delivering emotional messages in Spanish and achieving record social media mentions during the concert.
May/10/2026 11:27
BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan)'s V shook Mexico hotly. On the 7th (local time), BTS held a performance at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City as part of their large-scale world tour 'ARIRANG.' The performance, realized for the first time in 9 years, caused local fans' excitement to boil over. V, who drew attention with his two-tone hair reminiscent of an animation character, delivered emotions to local fans in Spanish, not just through performance. The Spanish expression he spoke during the concert, 'Mucho picante,' caused an explosive reaction in Mexico. Local news channels featured this statement as a major headline, and it quickly spread on social media. V recorded the highest mentions on social media over these two days, showing overwhelming topicality. He also recorded a peak search volume of 100% on Google Trends in Mexico. At the end of the concert, V expressed, 'I studied a little Spanish. I wanted to convey how happy I am at this moment in Spanish. I really missed the Mexican ARMY (the name for fans). I love you all so much. You are my reason for living, my everything.' BTS held performances in Mexico on the 7th, 9th, and 10th. All performances and seats sold out immediately upon reservation. On the 6th, prior to the concert, they visited the presidential palace at the invitation of Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum. When BTS appeared on the palace balcony, over 50,000 people surged into the square, reaffirming their popularity locally. The Mexico City Chamber of Commerce analyzed that BTS's concert would bring about an economic ripple effect of approximately $175 million. They opened the world tour 'ARIRANG' last month in Goyang. This tour will be held across 34 cities including Goyang, Tokyo, North America, Europe, South America, and Asia, with a total of 85 performances, marking the highest number of performances for a solo tour by a Korean artist.
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