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BTS's Gwanghwamun concert transforms Korean culture globally
The English term “Gwanghwamun” will now appear first in search queries for Seoul’s Gwanghwamun. Following BTS’s performance at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul at 8 p.m., Korea Time, on the 21st, hashtags like “#Gwanghwamun” and “#arirang” flooded social media platforms such as Instagram.
BTS is making their full group comeback on March 21, 2026, with a free concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. All seven members will perform together for the first time in years. South Korea's President personally addressed safety and illegal ticketing ahead of the massive event.
The K-pop superstar will have to limit movement during Saturday’s global livestream from Seoul, which marks BTS’ first full-group performance in nearly four years and a major test of Netflix’s live ambitions.
The free show, a preview of sorts for the group’s 82-date global tour, serves as a grand homecoming for a pivotal force of South Korea’s soft power and a display of the groups