Similarly, their performance of “Fire” featured even more pyro. They flexed their choreography skills on the “Mic Drop” remix (but didn’t drop their mics at the end.) And they kept moving in the round for “Run,” so that all of the 40,000 people gathered for the first night could see one of them at a time.

During a Feb 26 live stream, the South Korean singer used an English profanity and made an obscene gesture. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The supposed details reached Live Nation Philippines Managing Director Rhiza Pascua, who debunked the information on X.

About 6,700 police officers, 10,000 public officials and 4,800 safety personnel were deployed. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BTS is set to hold a massive free comeback concert in central Seoul, with officials expecting up to 2.6 lakh fans to attend. The event comes ahead of the group’s upcoming album Arirang, scheduled for release on March 20.

Fans react to BTS’ return to the stage after nearly four years, at the opening night of the K-pop megastars' "ARIRANG" world tour in Goyang, South Korea. (April 9)

CNN’s Paula Newton has the latest on the fan craze over BTS’s world tour.