{"id":3925,"date":"2026-06-15T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/bts-return-to-busan-for-first-time-in-more-than-three-years-for-two-massive-homecoming-concerts\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:18:00","slug":"bts-return-to-busan-for-first-time-in-more-than-three-years-for-two-massive-homecoming-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/bts-return-to-busan-for-first-time-in-more-than-three-years-for-two-massive-homecoming-concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS return to Busan for first time in more than three years for two massive homecoming concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bts\">BTS<\/a> returned to Busan over the weekend for a two-night stadium concert celebrating their debut anniversary week \u2013 check out footage from the shows below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/bts-live-in-goyang-seoul-world-tour-arirang-setlist-3939727\">BTS live in Goyang: connection and identity rule in this spectacular stadium show<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The group hosted \u2018BTS World Tour \u2018Arirang\u2019 In Busan\u2019 at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium in back-to-back performances on Friday and Saturday night (June 12 and 13), marking their first performance in Busan in more than three years.<\/p>\n<p>Following their 2022 concert \u2018Yet to Come in BUSAN\u2019, the two concerts this weekend held deep emotional weight for the group, given they were held in the last venue they performed in before mandatory military service <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bts-announce-official-hiatus-to-focus-on-solo-projects-3247357\">forced them into a temporary hiatus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As well as that, the second night coincided with their official debut anniversary on June 13, something they celebrated with a massive audience of over 110,000 over the two-night run in Busan.<\/p>\n<p>The homecoming performances come after they\u2019ve played over 20 shows across seven cities, since the launch of their tour in April, and saw the world premiere of \u2018NORMAL (Korean Ver.)\u2019, the Korean rendition of the original track heard on their latest chart-topping album \u2018ARIRANG\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The setlist saw them sail through tracks inspired by the city with \u2018Paldogangsan\u2019 and \u2018Ma City\u2019 played on the first day, which was followed by tracks like \u2018Ddaeng\u2019, \u2018Dimple\u2019 and \u2018Magic Shop\u2019 on the second night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ko\" dir=\"ltr\">[ BTS ] &#8216;RUN BTS&#8217; | DAY2 BTS WORLDTOUR &#8216;ARIRANG&#8217; @ BUSAN 260613<br \/>.<br \/>.<br \/>\ud83d\udd174K Full video <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tjYlX1QQiP\">https:\/\/t.co\/tjYlX1QQiP<\/a><br \/>.<br \/>.<br \/>\uc911\uac04\uc5d0 \uc9c0\ubbfc\uc774 \ub118\uc5b4\uc838\uc11c \uac71\uc815\ud588\uc5b4\uc694\u3160\u3160<br \/>.<br \/>.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%EB%B0%A9%ED%83%84%EC%86%8C%EB%85%84%EB%8B%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\ubc29\ud0c4\uc18c\ub144\ub2e8<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BTS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTS<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_GOYANG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_GOYANG<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xIJw58F4Q3\">pic.twitter.com\/xIJw58F4Q3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 *\u2732\uff9f* \u89e3\u7981 \uc7a5\ubc29\uc6b8\u2077 *\u2732\uff9f* (@ZZOZZI_FANCAM) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZZOZZI_FANCAM\/status\/2066156959817248768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u521d\u65e5\u306e\u3053\u308c<br \/>\u4e0a\u304b\u3089\u898b\u3066\u3066\u7b11\u3063\u3061\u3083\u3063\u305f<\/p>\n<p>\u306e\u3063\u3051\u304b\u3089\u307f\u3093\u306a\u9593\u9055\u3048\u3066\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u6c17\u304c\u3064\u3044\u3066\u308b\u3063\u307d\u3044\u30db\u30d3\u3055\u3059\u304cw<br \/>\u30b8\u30f3\u304f\u3093\u306b\u4fc3\u3055\u308c\u6b63\u898f\u30eb\u30fc\u30c8\u3078\ud83e\udd23<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BUSAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BUSAN<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uzo1ly2ieE\">https:\/\/t.co\/Uzo1ly2ieE<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pd4AXavbfJ\">pic.twitter.com\/Pd4AXavbfJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83d\udc30mami\ud83d\udc3b \ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34\u2708\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0f (@my_kookv_vkook) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/my_kookv_vkook\/status\/2065861816153190816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">[ BTS ] &#8216;One More Night&#8217; | BUSAN DAY2 BTS WORLD TOUR &#8216;ARIRANG&#8217; 260613<br \/>.<br \/>.<br \/>\ud83d\udd174K Full video <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GI3Px8WozU\">https:\/\/t.co\/GI3Px8WozU<\/a><br \/>.<br \/>.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%EB%B0%A9%ED%83%84%EC%86%8C%EB%85%84%EB%8B%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\ubc29\ud0c4\uc18c\ub144\ub2e8<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BTS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTS<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BUSAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BUSAN<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BUSANDAY2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUSANDAY2<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lKXUpGTlDW\">pic.twitter.com\/lKXUpGTlDW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 *\u2732\uff9f* \u89e3\u7981 \uc7a5\ubc29\uc6b8\u2077 *\u2732\uff9f* (@ZZOZZI_FANCAM) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZZOZZI_FANCAM\/status\/2066445458638327983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lucky were those who got to see <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Namjoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Namjoon<\/a> rapping his verse in Ddaeng in the year 2026 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%EB%B0%A9%ED%83%84%EC%86%8C%EB%85%84%EB%8B%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\ubc29\ud0c4\uc18c\ub144\ub2e8<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RM<\/a> <br \/>BTS World Tour Arirang \u2013 Busan, Day 2  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VLpo9wHqxp\">pic.twitter.com\/VLpo9wHqxp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u27ec\u27ed \u27ed\u27ec\u2077 (@Jasparina7) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jasparina7\/status\/2066445614066679820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ko\" dir=\"ltr\">\ube44\ud2b8\uc640 \ub2e4\ub974\uac8c \uaf2c\ubb3c\uac70\ub9ac\ub294 \ud0dc\ud615\uc774..\uae30\uc5ec\uc6cc\u2026.<br \/>.<br \/>.<br \/>\ud83d\udd174K Full video <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ba3AIzS6u2\">https:\/\/t.co\/ba3AIzS6u2<\/a><br \/>.<br \/>.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%EB%B0%A9%ED%83%84%EC%86%8C%EB%85%84%EB%8B%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\ubc29\ud0c4\uc18c\ub144\ub2e8<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BTS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTS<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BUSAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BUSAN<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BUSANDAY2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUSANDAY2<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5tQTzEFU03\">pic.twitter.com\/5tQTzEFU03<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 *\u2732\uff9f* \u89e3\u7981 \uc7a5\ubc29\uc6b8\u2077 *\u2732\uff9f* (@ZZOZZI_FANCAM) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZZOZZI_FANCAM\/status\/2066440419765019118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The group made a surprise departure from their encore line-up for the anniversary show, with the first-ever live performance of \u2018One More Night\u2019, and fans in attendance were given handwritten cards expressing the members\u2019 gratitude for their support.<\/p>\n<p>In tandem with the concerts, BTS launched \u2018BTS THE CITY ARIRANG \u2013 BUSAN,\u2019 an urban play park that transformed the entire coastal city into an immersive celebration from June 5 through the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, BTS kicked off their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bts-tour-2026-2027-cities-where-tickets-3922904\">huge 2026 and 2027 world tour at<\/a>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-bts-debut-arirang-songs-2026-world-stadium-tour-footage-setlist-3939527\">Goyang Stadium in South Korea, and broke out tracks from \u2018ARIRANG\u2019 for the first time<\/a>. That gig saw them debut \u2018Body to Body\u2019, \u2018Hooligan\u2019, \u20182.0\u2019, and \u2018Like Animals\u2019, with\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/rm-sprains-ankle-ahead-of-bts-comeback-concert-3935831\">RM performing seated for much of the set after spraining his ankle<\/a>\u00a0in rehearsals.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/bts-live-in-goyang-seoul-world-tour-arirang-setlist-3939727\"><em>NME<\/em>\u00a0caught the show and gave it four-and-a-half stars<\/a>, with Rhian Daly writing: \u201cThroughout, it\u2019s clear that they\u2019re still as committed to BTS as before their enforced break for military service, RM referring to decisions they\u2019ve made so they \u201ccan keep doing this for a long time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a sentiment that makes the fireworks-heavy final song, \u2018Into The Sun\u2019, feel beautifully optimistic \u2013 this might be the end of the show, but BTS\u2019 moment in the sun is far from over.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BTS vs. NME | Get to know the K-Pop sensations\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L993jVyE1I4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The current run of shows are the first tour dates from the K-Pop giants in three years and will see them cover 34 regions with 79 live shows, marking their biggest tour yet.\u00a0Before kicking off, they held<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bts-seoul-gwanghwamun-square-comeback-show-netflix-photos-setlist-footage-watch-3935893\">\u00a0a free concert in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul<\/a>, which was livestreamed to over 190 countries on Netflix and welcomed roughly 104,000 fans \u2013\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/shares-in-bts-agency-hybe-drop-after-comeback-show-profits-set-to-surge-tenfold-3936197\">breaking the record for the largest-ever public concert in South Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently only two UK dates on the group\u2019s 2026\/27 itinerary, taking place in London on July 6 and 7, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Other dates include more slots in North America, Asia and Australia, set for later in 2026 and early 2027.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/btsworldtourofficial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find all ticket information here,<\/a>\u00a0UK tickets\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fbts-tickets%2Fartist%2F2110227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, and international tickets\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fbts-tickets%2Fartist%2F2110227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/bts-arirang-review-3936294\">\u2018ARIRANG\u2019 was given a four-star review from\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>,<\/a>\u00a0which read: \u201cMuch of \u2018ARIRANG\u2019 negotiates polar ideas \u2013 BTS as heroes or normal people, the buzz of the spotlight and the hush of their private worlds, longing for the euphoric parts of life to continue versus wanting to get off of the ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since it dropped, BTS have\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bts-unveil-hidden-airirang-track-produced-by-suga-3938389\">unveiled a surprise hidden \u2018ARIRANG\u2018 track<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0has created what it considers to be the \u201cdream BTS setlist\u201d. 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