Thought BTS was holding a group hiatus and will be focusing only on their solo careers for a while? Well, we all thought wrong.
The first strategy meeting for the 2030 Busan World Expo kicked off on July 7, 2022, where representatives such as Park Jung-wook (Secretary General of the 2030 Busan World Expo bidding committee), Lee Sung-kwon (Deputy Economic Mayor of Busan), and Park Ji-won (HYBE CEO) were present.
There, they discussed their plans for BTS’ appointment as ambassadors for the 2030 Busan World Expo and their wish to hold a global concert for the said event among others. Afterward, the representatives agreed on an ambassador appointment ceremony for the 7-member group later this month, and a global concert to be held in October with the aim to “spread the word” about the 2030 Busan World Expo.
On June 24, 2022, HYBE and the city of Busan signed a memorandum of understanding for the bidding and endorsement of the 2030 Busan World Expo. CEO Park Ji-won and Chairman of the Board of Directors at HYBE Bang Si-hyuk were present at the signing. BTS will be participating in a “large variety of promotional activities” as part of the ambassadorship of the upcoming event.
ARMYs are both proud and ecstatic to hear of the group’s newest activities for the future, following Jungkook’s collaboration with Charlie Puth for “Left & Right” and J-Hope’s second mixtape, “MORE”. They are all the happier for the members hailing from Busan—Jimin and Jungkook.
statement from HYBE:
"BTS will be doing a global concert on the upcoming October in Busan to spread the Busan Govt.'s intention on hosting the expo to the whole world"#BTS #방탄소년단 @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/ewJJ9p9uYH
— (slow) ◡̈ | 🃏 (@verritaee) July 7, 2022
“BTS will be holding a global concert in 2030 world busan expo this October”
jimin after giving us a hint :pic.twitter.com/bgvpg3c7Qo
— ً mimi⁷ ᥫ᭡ 🃏 (@foreverebangtan) July 7, 2022
antis: “they say it’s a ‘break’ but they’re definitely gonna disband”
bts after making plans to attend the TFMA and to do a global concert in Busan this October to help Koreas bid to host the 2030 World Expo:
— agust d⁷ (@pjmyoongii) July 7, 2022
BTS To Hold A Global Concert In Busan In October 2022
😉 pic.twitter.com/apO813mlG9— 전 정국 이올시다 (@Jungkoo_gukk) July 7, 2022
“but we’ll show you proper performances for songs like Run BTS when we’re all together again. For our next concert. The choreography is actually…”
RUN BTS DEBUT STAGE AT THE BUSAN GLOBAL CONCERT IN OCTOBER MAYBE??? @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/r9Et2WodmF
— lea⁷ (@seokjinbit) July 7, 2022
bts really went: who said we’re disbanding we literally have a global concert in october 😭✋🏼
— ria⁷ ᵕ̈ sisa day! (@kookiehrs) July 7, 2022
BTS global concert this October in Busan, <jimin's birth month & his hometown> 😭😭😭😭 also, I'll see my seven together having the best time of their life.
— ً (@thvdiaries) July 7, 2022
BTS having a OT7 global concert in jikook's hometown in Jimtober this year feels like dream but it's true? Wow!
— Jira ₁₃🌈️⁷ comms closed (@ChimchipKookie) July 7, 2022
Nice one, ARMYs! BTS will definitely come back stronger and better than ever before soon.
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