BTS successfully completes first performance in Bogota, Colombia… Communicate with fans in Spanish

"I'm studying Spanish. I really wanted to meet you guys. I'm so happy today. Bogota is amazing. I'll speak better Spanish next time. I promise. I love Bogota."

When V said this to the fans at the first performance in Bogota, Colombia, the first South American gateway of the 'Arirang Tour' on the 2nd (local time), El Campin Stadium was filled with shouts and cheers.

V's remarks quickly spread through social media (SNS) after the performance, and the comments mainly included, "I don't know much about BTS, but I respect that they are a world-class artist who even studies Spanish for their fans to communicate with them," and "It's so lovely that our ARMY (BTS fandom) learns Korean for BTS, and BTS learns Spanish."

In particular, V drew positive response from local fans by using Colombian Spanish expressions.

J-Hope, surprised by the passionate energy of the Colombian audience, expressed his gratitude, saying, “This is my first visit to Colombia, and I should have come earlier.”

Colombian media reported BTS' visit in real time, saying that more than 19% of the tickets were purchased by fans from Mexico, Ecuador, and Venezuela, and also explained the economic effect of this concert.

Local reporters interviewed ARMYs outside the stadium before the performance and conveyed the local excitement surrounding BTS in real time.

There were also ARMYs who made their own hanbok and lined up to enter the stadium.

One fan who introduced himself as a fashion designer explained, “It’s a hanbok, a traditional Korean costume, and I made it myself and wore it.”

El Tiempo, Colombia's largest daily, reported that BTS's two performances were sold out, with a total of 53,000 people attending each show, and a total of more than 100,000 people. Fans who could not get tickets gathered outside the concert hall and continued to sing along.

Before the performance, Colombian fans' concerns that the BTS stage setup was slightly different from stages in other countries without the large screen wings were unfounded.

As BTS entered singing ‘Hooligan’, the El Campin concert hall was filled with the enthusiastic cheers of ARMY. The cheers continued until the song was drowned out.

Local reporters said that it was a rare sight, as tens of thousands of fans outside the concert hall who could not get tickets also enjoyed the performance by singing along and watching the fireworks.

Local media outlet El Estadoro reported in detail about the seven members' comments during the BTS performance, where BTS, surprised by the enthusiasm of Colombian fans, promised to come back more often, and about V and RM's Spanish skills.

BTS will finish their second performance in Colombia on the 3rd and move to Peru, followed by visits to Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.

In particular, the Argentina performance on the 24th and the Brazil performance on the 31st will be broadcast live in theaters around the world.