BTS Busan Concert Delayed by Over an Hour; HYBE Issues Apology

The agency for BTS has issued an apology after the first day of the group's "ARIRANG" world tour in Busan was delayed by more than an hour.
HYBE (Big Hit Music) announced through the fan platform Weverse last night, "We deeply apologize to all the audience members who came to watch the 'ARIRANG' world tour on June 12 for the significant inconvenience caused by the delay in the start of the concert."
Yesterday's concert began at approximately 8:15 p.m., about one hour and 15 minutes later than the originally scheduled start time of 7:00 p.m., due to delays in audience entry.
Posts complaining about the inconvenience flooded online communities.
HYBE explained, "We prepared as much as possible to ensure smooth operations to provide a meaningful experience for our audience, but the start of the main performance was delayed due to a combination of factors, including confusion in on-site guidance, bottlenecks in queues for fan gift distribution, and delays in merchandise pickup."
The agency added, "We once again sincerely apologize for causing great disappointment and inconvenience to the audience who waited for a long time to watch the performance."
BTS will hold the second day of their Busan concert at the same venue today, which marks the 13th anniversary of their debut.
HYBE stated, "For the performance on June 13, we will thoroughly inspect and improve overall on-site operations, including entry and gift distribution, to ensure that the same congestion does not occur."
Meanwhile, the new song "Come Over," released by BTS the previous day, topped the iTunes "Top Song" charts in 79 countries around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan, as of 6:00 a.m. today.
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