BTS is extending its ARIRANG world tour beyond stadiums, bringing two upcoming performances to cinema audiences across the globe. The live-viewing initiative will cover approximately 6,100 screens worldwide, giving fans another opportunity to experience the group’s concerts on the big screen.
Announced by BIGHIT MUSIC on November 2, the screenings will feature the November 21 concert in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and the December 29 performance in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Two concerts, thousands of cinema screens
The Kaohsiung performance will be shown on approximately 3,300 screens, while the Jakarta concert will reach around 2,800 screens. The screenings are planned across more than 80 countries and regions.
Depending on local time zones, audiences will either watch the performances live or through delayed broadcasts within one or two days of the original concerts.
When do tickets go on sale?
Tickets for the international screenings are scheduled to go on sale on November 5, beginning at 10 p.m. Korean Standard Time. In South Korea, tickets will be available from 10 a.m. through major cinema chains, including CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox.
Fans can check the official BTS live-viewing website for participating locations, screening schedules and ticket updates.
BTS expands its global concert experienceThis isn’t the group’s first cinema outing during the ARIRANG tour. Earlier performances in Goyang, Busan, Tokyo, Buenos Aires and São Paulo have also been brought to cinema audiences.
The latest announcement comes after BTS completed its South American tour, which featured 14 sold-out performances across five cities and drew a combined audience of approximately 853,000.
With the Kaohsiung and Jakarta screenings, BTS is continuing to expand the reach of its tour, allowing fans who cannot attend the stadium shows to share the concert experience on cinema screens.