BTS's world tour kicks off in Goyang, Korea, with all tickets sold out. The tour includes 34 cities and 81 shows worldwide.
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BTS (Bulletproof Boy Scouts) recorded a 'perfect sell-out' for the opening performance of their world tour in Goyang, Korea. BTS will hold 'BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG' IN GOYANG' at the Goyang Comprehensive Sports Complex Main Stadium for three days on April 9, 11, and 12. All tickets for the three performances were sold out during the fan club pre-sale held on the 22nd. For the North American performances, additional shows have been decided for Tampa and Stanford due to explosive reactions. Particularly, the solo performance at Stanford Stadium makes BTS the second group in history, following Coldplay. 'BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG' will kick off in Goyang and will hold performances at Tokyo Dome in Japan on April 17 and 18. The tour is scheduled to travel across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. This tour plans to cover 34 cities and 81 performances, the most for a K-POP artist's tour in history. Global interest in BTS can be confirmed everywhere. On the 19th, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum commented, 'We welcome the holding of this concert; this is a historic moment.' BTS's performances in Mexico will be held at Estadio GNP Seguros on May 7, 9, and 10. Major overseas media also focused on this. Forbes rated it as 'setting a new standard for Korean artist tours,' and USA Today reported that 'this performance is expected to rewrite history again.' BTS will release their 5th album 'ARIRANG' on March 20, featuring 14 tracks that depict universal emotions like longing and deep love, reflecting 'the current BTS' with authentic music. - BTS returns to Japan for the first time in about 7 years! Two days at Tokyo Dome in April... again in Japan in 2027 - BTS's 5th full album 'ARIRANG' tops Spotify's countdown chart globally!
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