Members of K-pop boy band BTS perform the group's ongoing "ARIRANG" World Tour at Busan's Asiad Main Stadium, Saturday. Courtesy of BigHit Music
K-pop juggernaut BTS marked its 13th anniversary with a massive homecoming, bringing the group's ongoing "ARIRANG" World Tour to Busan's Asiad Main Stadium on Friday and Saturday for a two-night run that felt as much like a celebration as a concert.
The timing was no accident. The shows landed squarely on June 13, the group's debut anniversary, sending fans worldwide into a frenzy well before the first note dropped.
Busan, too, carries deep meaning for the group — it is the hometown of members Jimin and Jung Kook, and the site of "Yet to Come," the sprawling farewell concert that preceded the members' mandatory military service in 2022.
Drone formations depicting the faces of members of BTS light up the night sky above Gwangalli Beach in Busan's Suyeong District on Friday, ahead of the group's two-night concert at Asiad Main Stadium. Yonhap
