BTS cancels concerts in South Korea amid coronavirus scare
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21: J-Hope, SUGA, Jungkook, Jimin, RM, V, and Jin of the K-popboy band BTS visit the"Today" Show at Rockefeller Plaza on February 21, 2020 in New York City. This past week has been perhaps the greatest in the illustrious career of BTS, the biggest band on the planet right now...but sadly there’s some bad news that’s come with all of the good.Twitter
account handled by the firm which stated that they have canceled four upcoming concerts. The band’s shows in their hometown of Seoul, South Korea on April 11, 12, 18 and 19 at the Olympic Stadium have all been called off. The statement made it clear that those who purchased tickets would receive refunds automatically.
The shows, set to be perhaps the biggest and most exciting of their upcoming run, were canceled due to the growing coronavirus epidemic, which has been spreading around the world at an alarming rate. reports that over 2,000 cases have already been noted in South Korea alone, and that number will likely climb in the coming weeks and months.
The Seoul shows were to be a part of BTS’s upcoming Map of the Soul tour, which is hitting several countries in Asia, Europe and the U.S. throughout the spring. No other dates have been canceled at the moment., the second in the series the tour shares its name with, was released this past Friday, February 21, and it has already become a bestseller all around the world. It’s slated to debut at No. 1 in a number of countries, including the U.S. and U.K.
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