BTS may be on a temporary hiatus, but the ARMY hasn’t gone anywhere. On June 17, an estimated 400,000 people gathered in South Korea’s capital Seoul to commemorate a decade of the spectacular, five-time GRAMMY-nominated K-pop band.
At “BTS 10th Anniversary FESTA,” tens of thousands of fans enjoyed immersive exhibits — including a BTS history wall, the band’s onstage costumes and dedicatory sculptures of Jin, Suga, j-hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook.
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Below, check out some photos — and social media outpourings — from the astonishing event.
All photos by Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images.
400K people attended BTS's 10th Festa with 120K being foreigners and 2K only being staff for security measures….thats more than any festival's attendance this year by the way
BTS THE BIGGEST GROUP pic.twitter.com/br1UTDekPN
— K⁷ | ⊙⊝⊜ (@tksovers) June 17, 2023
look at armys at the bangtan festa after party omg, they’re playing bts mashups 😭 pic.twitter.com/Hky2ZbK7cl
— moni⁷ 𖠌 (@sevenrchive) June 17, 2023
Thank you BTS
WE LOVE YOU NAMJOON
WE LOVE YOU JIN
WE LOVE YOU YOONGI
WE LOVE YOU HOBI
WE LOVE YOU JIMINIE
WE LOVE YOU TAE
WE LOVE YOU JUNGKOOKIE https://t.co/gz0NbURcx1— BTSV_twtcom ⁷ SWIM INTO THE SUN (@BTSV_twtcom) June 17, 2023