K-pop supergroup BTS returned to the stage Saturday with a massive, free concert in Seoul, marking their first performance in nearly four years. An estimated 260,000 fans gathered in the city’s central district, while millions more tuned in via a livestream on Netflix.
The hourlong concert featured songs from the group’s newly released fifth album, “ARIRANG,” which sold almost 4 million copies on its first day, alongside some of their classic hits. Thousands of police secured the area for the Netflix-exclusive spectacle.
The Seoul concert is the first of a series of global performances anticipated to become the biggest K-pop tour in history, both in scale and revenue. The group had been on hiatus for military service and pursuing individual projects.