BTS Wraps Up North American Tour with 1.92 Million Fans, Highlighted by JUNGKOOK's Surprise Cue Card Event

Group BTS successfully wrapped up their extensive North American tour, drawing approximately 1.92 million concertgoers.

BTS concluded their North American tour following their "BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN LOS ANGELES" concerts held on September 1-2 and 5-6 (local time) at SoFi Stadium in California. All 31 shows across 12 regions were sold out early, gathering around 1.92 million fans in North America alone.

The final stop of the North American tour in Los Angeles drew a crowd of approximately 282,000 attendees, setting multiple new records. The group previously held four shows at the same venue in 2021 with "BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - LA." With this latest tour, they have performed a total of eight times, making them the act with the most concerts held at SoFi Stadium. The cumulative audience for all eight shows reached approximately 496,000. BTS also claimed the title of the group that has drawn the largest audience in the stadium's history.

Notably, during the concert, JUNGKOOK pulled out a card he had written himself. He shared his sincerity, saying, "Hello, I have something to say to you. ARMY, you are perfect to me." It was a surprise event that even the other members were unaware of, bringing delightful emotion to the fans. This was a parody of the famous cue card confession scene from the movie "Love Actually," which was more than enough to touch the hearts of fans.

Meanwhile, official city-level welcomes continued. The City of Los Angeles proclaimed September 1-8 as "BTS Week" and lit up City Hall in red, the key color of the new album "Arirang," on September 1. Toronto, Canada designated August 22-23, when the concert was held, as "BTS Weekend," temporarily renaming a section of Yonge Street to "BTS Boulevard." Illinois in the US designated the Chicago concert date as "BTS Day," El Paso County in Texas set the concert period as "El Paso BTS Weekend" and presented an "Estimado Amigo" proclamation. Maryland Governor Wes Moore posted a welcome video himself, and in Mexico, they received an official invitation from President Claudia Sheinbaum, continuing national-level welcomes.

Having completed their North American tour, BTS will continue "BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG'" in Bogota, Colombia on October 2. They will travel to Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Sao Paulo to meet local fans. High anticipation surrounds the upcoming shows as Colombia, Peru, and Argentina will be visited by the full group for the first time.

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(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)