BTS made their much-awaited comeback with the full album Arirang on March 20. The next day, they held a special performance at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, which was livestreamed on Netflix for fans around the world. The event drew huge crowds to the historic spot, but even before the show started, problems arose with heavy traffic and crowd control. After the concert ended, several couples who had planned weddings nearby shared their frustration. Read on to know all about it.
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The performance brought joy to millions of ARMYs, but it reportedly caused trouble for some locals. Several brides and grooms in the Gwanghwamun area faced sudden changes because of road closures and heavy traffic. As per Koreaboo, one groom had to shift his wedding ceremony one hour earlier to 11 am.
He had to quickly tell all his guests about the last-minute switch, which led to confusion, and a few almost arrived late. Some flower shops even cancelled deliveries at the last minute, saying it was too hard to reach the venue with all the restrictions.The groom felt upset and said the city government and the group’s company, HYBE, offered no help or apology. He felt like the public square, which belongs to everyone, had been taken over without much thought for ordinary people.
Another groom was so angry that he talked about possibly suing the organisers for the trouble and extra costs. He had chosen a wedding spot near Gwanghwamun on purpose because it was easy to reach by public transport. The concert chaos turned his special day upside down and made him feel like his event did not matter compared to the global star power of BTS.
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Still, the concert showed BTS’s massive reach once again. The Netflix livestream topped charts in 77 countries, including big places like the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. Millions tuned in from everywhere and made it one of the biggest Korean events ever streamed.
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