BTS to reunite for free concert to support South Korea's World Expo bid
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Seoul, South Korea - K-pop boy band BTS is reuniting on Saturday for a concert in the southern port city of Busan, which the city and the South Korean government hope will help win a bid to host the World Expo 2030. Titled 'BTS Yet To Come in Busan,' the free concert is set to take place at 6 p.m. local time and is expected draw about 100,000 fans to the stadium and designated areas in Busan, over 300 kilometers (190 miles) southeast of capital Seoul, according to Busan's metropolitan authorities.
The concert comes after the seven-member band declared a break in June from gather melodic exercises to seek after solo ventures, raising questions around the band's future.
With BTS' oldest member, Jin, who is turning 30 following year, confronting South Korea's obligatory military service, the country's defense serve said in August that BTS might still be able to perform abroad whereas serving within the military. Under a 2019 revision of the law, globally recognized K-pop stars were permitted to put off their service until 30. Military benefit is gigantically disputable in South Korea where all able bodied men matured between 18 and 28 must fulfill their obligations as portion of efforts to guard against nuclear-armed North Korea.
Four nations -- South Korea, Italy, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia -- have submitted competing candidates to organize World Expo 2030, according to the expo organizing body Bureau International des Expositions. The host country of the World Expo 2030 is expected to be chosen following year. In July, BTS were made official ambassadors for the World Expo 2030 in Busan. BTS made their debut in June 2013 and got to be a around the world sensation with energetic hits and social campaigns pointed at enabling youthful individuals.
Last year, BTS became the first Asian band to win artist of the year at the American Music Awards. The group met US President Joe Biden at the White House in May to discuss hate crimes targeting Asians.
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