BTS group held a prayer concert for the 2030 Busan World Expo. in BUSAN ‘has captured the attention of the world. Through face-to-face performances, “LIVE PLAY”, where you can watch the performances in real time on a separate screen, live online streaming and live TV broadcasts, the arena of grand integration was held in 229 countries / regions in Worldwide . [사진=’빅히트뮤직’]
The world star BTS captivated the world with “BTS Yet To Come in BUSAN”, a prayer concert for the Busan 2030 World Expo.
Through face-to-face performances, “Live PLAY”, where you can watch the performances in real time on a separate screen, live online streaming and live TV broadcasts, the arena of grand integration has taken place in 229 countries and regions in Worldwide.
On the 15th, BTS successfully held a concert to pray for the bid for the Busan 2030 World Expo at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium. About 50,000 people at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium and 10,000 people watched the show through “Live Play” in the outdoor car park of the Busan Port International Passenger Terminal.
In particular, in the case of ‘Live Play’, a special stage in Haeundae, about 2,000 people saw it and, being an open space, many more people gathered.
Additionally, JTBC recorded an unusual audience rating of 3.3% and the number of live streaming plays online via Weverse reached around 49.07 million, realizing the popularity of BTS.
After the first performance of “Run BTS” on stage, BTS raised the mood with “RUN” and “Save ME”. Next, Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook performed ’00: 00 (Zero O’Clock)’ and ‘Butterfly’, RM and Suga, ‘UGH!’ by J-Hope, ‘BTS Cypher PT.3: KILLER’, etc. The unitary stage caught the eyes and ears of the audience.
Additionally, BTS sang a total of 19 songs such as “Dynamite”, “Boy With Luv” and “Butter” arranged by the band Olive.
In particular, since it is a performance that wants to attract the Busan World Expo in 2030, BTS have composed a lineup mainly of representative songs that can be sung not only by ARMY, but also by the general public.
The stage of “Ma City” with the current Busan scenery as the backdrop and the Busan landmark graphics as the motif has left a mark on Busan to audiences all over the world. In addition, various attractions such as the traditional Bukcheong lion game have played a role in promoting Korea to the world.
BTS expressed their desire to host the Busan World Expo, saying, “I hope today’s performance will help in making Busan better known and contributing to hosting the World Expo”, and numerous spectators responded. shouting.
With a festive atmosphere throughout Busan, the world’s attention is also focused on “The City” project.
The “THE CITY” project, which was held in Busan before and after the concert, also contributed to the effort to attract the Busan 2030 World Expo.
Various programs prepared throughout the city have provided various fun and rich experiences to Busan citizens and visitors in areas such as shopping, entertainment, theme parks and accommodation in relation to concert themes and IP BTS.
The “2022 BTS EXHIBITION: Proof” exhibition held in Seoul and Busan had nearly 20,000 visitors up to the 15th. In particular, about two-thirds of the cumulative visitors to Busan’s “2022 BTS EXHIBITION: Proof” exhibition were counted as foreigners.
There were 10,000 visitors to the official product shop where you can see Busan themed “City Signature” products.
BTS-themed hotel packages also received a favorable response, with foreign guests accounting for two-thirds. Hundreds of people attended the Eve event held at the Paradise Hotel with BTS music and video in the background before the show and enjoyed the party together.
After the show on the 15th, the DJ performance, consisting of a remix of BTS hit songs and the after-party, where you can enjoy watching fireworks shows, also gained great interest and popularity, much that 4,000 tickets were sold out among high interest at home and abroad.
This enthusiasm is also confirmed by the amount of buzz on social media. BTS’s Busan concert and hashtags related to The City hit 9.3 million on the 15th. In the case of the Busan World Expo keywords, more than 200,000 were cited.
This is about 45 times the amount mentioned in 2021, demonstrating that interest and enthusiasm to host the Busan World Expo has grown.
In addition, the city of Busan held a large-scale drone show at Gwangalli Beach on the night of the 15th, when the concert was held, and until the 17th, the “Purple Sea Busan” show continues the excitement for the Expo. Busan World Championship.
Meanwhile, the venue for the World Expo 2030 will be decided through a vote of the member countries of the International Exhibition Organization (BIE) at the end of the year after conducting an on-site inspection early next year. If the bid to host Busan is decided, the World Expo will be held in the Busan Port area of Busan from May 1st to October 31st 2030 under the theme “Great World Transformation, Journey for a Better Future”.
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