SEOUL – South Korean supergroup BTS return to the stage in Seoul to play for their adoring home-grown fans for the first time since 2019 on Thursday, after tickets for the three-night stadium concerts sold out in minutes.
While Covid-19 emptied arenas and shut clubs worldwide, the K-Pop septet thrived during the pandemic — scoring a string of number one hits, expanding their global fanbase, and reaping record profits.
Despite most of the band catching the virus, the trailblazing musicians barely missed a beat as the world locked down — using social media, fancams, and livestreams to cement their position as the world’s biggest and most influential boyband, analysts…
