"100,000 Fans Rushing In" BTS Gwanghwamun Concert 25 Days Away, RM Loses 15kg...What Is Your Love Song?

[Financial News] As BTS prepares for a full-group comeback, ticket reservations for the free concert "BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang" have, as expected, drawn an explosive response from fans.
According to the music industry, as soon as access to the ticketing site NOL Ticket opened at 8 p.m. on the 23rd, the virtual waiting line quickly surpassed 100,000 people, with users flooding the system all at once.
The concert will take place at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21 at 8 p.m. and run for about an hour. It is also scheduled to be streamed live on Netflix.

Ahead of the concert and the comeback, leader RM (Namjoon) recently updated fans on Weverse by posting a photo showing his weight loss. He revealed that his weight had gone up to 83.8 kg during his military service, but that he is now in the process of cutting it down and has reached 68.8 kg as he prepares to return.
Last month, RM also drew attention when he shared his thoughts on returning and on love in a post on Weverse. In that message, he wrote, "For me, 'love' is still a complicated word" and asked, "Have I ever truly loved someone properly, even once?" laying bare his honest feelings and concerns.
He continued, "My heart still races when good music comes together, and when I joke around with the members, I end up laughing like a child. And when I think about the ARMY Bombs in the audience shining like a forest at night, I feel like I might cry."
At the end of the post, he quoted a line from poet Rainer Maria Rilke and concluded, "Love is still complicated, but even so, I want to say this with a simple heart: I love you."
Meanwhile, BTS will release their fifth full-length album "Arirang," which includes a total of 14 tracks, at 1 p.m. on the 20th of next month.
Ahead of their comeback, they are running a global advertising and promotional campaign to encourage participation from fans and the general public. On the 14th, a promotion featuring the phrase "WHAT IS YOUR LOVE SONG?" appeared in major cities around the world, including Seoul, New York City, and London.
Because the album explores the group’s identity and the universal emotion of deep love, BTS is using the question "What is your love song?" to prompt people to recall the "love song" they each hold dear. The idea, the group explained, is to help listeners naturally tune into the emotional tone of the new album.
BigHit Music stated, "A 'love song' is more than just a song about romance; it is a track that evokes memories, comfort, and strength," adding, "We hoped that asking about a love song would prompt people to remember the song that lives in their hearts."
jashin@fnnews.com Shin Jin-ah Reporter