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BTS-Busan concert
BTS to hold concert in Busan on Oct. 15 to promote port city's World Expo bid
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstars BTS will hold a live concert in Busan on Oct. 15 to support the southern port city's bid to host the World Expo in 2030, the group said Wednesday.
The septet said on K-pop fan community platform Weverse that the one-day concert titled "BTS
The show will be shown simultaneously on a large-screen at an outdoor parking lot of the Busan Port International Passenger Terminal with a capacity of around 10,000 people, as well as through online live streaming. Admission is free.
As a public relations ambassador for the Busan World Expo 2030, the band plans to engage in various promotional activities to promote Busan's hosting bid starting with the live concert.
The show will be the septet's first performance in South Korea since March, when the group staged the Permission to Dance on Stage show in Seoul.
BTS announced in mid-June it will suspend performing as a group and focus instead on solo projects.
In late June, Hybe, the entertainment company behind BTS, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Busan city government to cooperate for its successful bid.
The World Expo, overseen by the International Bureau of Expositions, is one of the largest international festivals besides the World Cup and the Olympics.
South Korea, Russia, Italy, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia have submitted bids to hold the event in 2030. The final winner is expected to be announced in November 2023.
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