South Korean boyband sensation BTS will welcome in the New Year with their first live concert since they were forced to call off a world tour because of the novel coronavirus, their management company, Bit Hit Entertainment, said on Thursday.
?It will be the first concert to feature Big Hit artists in one grand event, capped with the countdown to welcome in the New Year,? Big Hit said.
The concert “2021 New Year’s Eve Live” will be on Dec. 31 just outside the South Korean capital, Seoul, and will include other groups on the Big Hit label including NU’EST, GFriend, and ENHYPEN.
The number of seating would be limited and will follow proper government corona virus safety guidelines. But still the numbers is not been specified yet.The show will be streamed online.
They played a virtual concert last month, drawing more than 990,000 viewers from 191 countries, and fetching some 50 billion won ($45 million) in ticket sales.
Since their 2013 debut, the band has ridden a global K-Pop wave with catchy, upbeat music along with lyrics and social campaigns aimed at empowering young people.