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BTS sets the night alight with its comeback performance at Gwanghwamun Square — in pictures

Published: 22 Mar. 2026, 20:35

LEE SOO-JUNG
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Spectators and concertgoers fill Gwanghwamun Square to watch the live performance of boy band BTS, titled ″BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang,″ in central Seoul on March 21. [NETFLIX/BIG HIT MUSIC]

Fans and concertgoers wave their hands in joy hours before boy band BTS delivers its performance at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on March 21. [NEWS1]

International fans pose with the BTS special edition of the Korea JoongAng Daily in central Seoul on March 21. [KIM MIN-YOUNG]

Police officers patrol the seating area ahead of boy band BTS's comeback performance in Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on March 21. [NEWS1]

Concertgoers enter the standing section close to the stage installed at Gwanghwamun Square for boy band BTS's live performance, titled ″BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang,″ on March 21. [NEWS1]

Fans cheer and hold mobile phones to capture moments from boy band BTS's comeback performance at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on March 21. [AP PHOTO/YONHAP]

Foreign spectators and fans holding light sticks enjoy the performance of boy band BTS in the Gwanghwamun area in central Seoul on March 21. [KIM KYOUNG-ROK]

Spectators and fans holding light sticks enjoy the performance by boy band BTS in the Gwanghwamun area in central Seoul on March 21. [KIM KYOUNG-ROK]

Crowds watch the live performance of boy band BTS, titled ″BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang,″ in central Seoul on March 21. [YONHAP]

Boy band BTS performs on stage during its performance, titled ″BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang,″ at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on March 21. [AP/YONHAP]

Boy band BTS performs during its comeback performance at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on March 21. Dense crowds of fans and concertgoers surround the stage. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Police officers guide concertgoers out of Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul following boy band BTS's comeback performance on March 21. [NEWS1]

Volunteers wearing hair accessories symbolizing boy band BTS pick up garbage after the group's comeback performance at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on March 21. [YONHAP]

Police officers guide a massive flock of concertgoers out of Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul following boy band BTS's comeback performance on March 21. [YONHAP]

BY LEE SOO-JUNG [[email protected]]