BTS meets Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace in Mexico City ahead of its “ARIRANG” concerts in the capital. Sheinbaum confirms the visit at a press briefing and later speaks as BTS appears from a balcony at the palace, greeting the public. The meeting draws a large crowd near Zócalo Square, with reports estimating about 50,000 fans gathering outside the National Palace. BTS members RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook attend the courtesy call. The concerts that follow are described as sold out, with BTS set to perform three nights at Estadio GNP Seguros on May 7, 9 and 10 (local schedule cited across outlets). Tickets for all three dates sell out shortly after release. The Korea Times also reports that the three shows draw around 150,000 fans, and that BTS incorporates local cultural elements in performances, including lucha libre-themed dancers during “Aliens” and Spanish remarks to fans, along with comments promising to return. The meeting is presented as significant because Sheinbaum had previously supported the group’s Mexico City tour dates.
BTS meets Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum ahead of sold-out Mexico City concerts
BTS meets Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace in Mexico City ahead of its “ARIRANG” concerts in the capital. Sheinbaum confirms the visit at a press briefing and later speaks as...
- BTS meets Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at Mexico City’s National Palace ahead of its “ARIRANG” concerts.
- Sheinbaum publicly confirms the visit and BTS greets the public from the palace balcony.
- Reports estimate about 50,000 fans gather at Zócalo Square/National Palace area to see BTS.
- BTS performs three sold-out concerts in Mexico City at Estadio GNP Seguros on May 7, 9 and 10.
- Coverage says BTS has first standalone Mexico City concerts since 2015 and draws around 150,000 attendees across the three nights.
K-pop juggernaut BTS drew around 150,000 fans to three sold-out concerts in Mexico City, the group's agency said Tuesday. The shows, held on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (local time) as part of its "Arirang" world tour, were the band's first standalone concerts in Mexico since July 2015. Tickets for all three dates sold out immediately upon release. BTS incorporated elements of local culture into the performances, including dancers wearing traditional "lucha libre" masks during "Aliens," while member V picked up a "banderilla," a popular Mexican snack, during "Idol." The group also performed "Airplane pt. 2," which includes the line "We goin' from Mexico City" in its lyrics. Addressing fans, the members said, "You were truly the best. What more can we say? We will definitely come back to Mexico," and also spoke in Spanish, saying they would not forget the energy that spread from the Zocalo square. About 50,000 fans swarmed the square in front of the National Palace to see the band when it visited the palace to meet President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday, according to estimates from Bi
3 months agoRM speaks as Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum and other members of South Korean Kpop boy band BTS stand on a balcony of the National Palace ahead of a series of concerts on the BTS World Tour "Arirang" in Mexico City, May 6. Reuters-Yonhap
3 months agoBTS was met by thousands of fans at the National Palace in Mexico’s Zocalo Square, home of its President, Claudia Sheinbaum, ahead of their “ARIRANG” concert. The K-pop powerhouse — composed of RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — was the guest of honor at Sheinbaum’s residence on Wednesday, May 6 (morning of May 7 in the Philippines) during a courtesy call to celebrate their upcoming show. Sheinbaum herself announced at a press conference that BTS had arrived at the National Palace, prompting some 50,000 fans to gather at the venue, per reports. As soon as BTS […]...Keep on reading: BTS meets 50,000-strong crowd at Mexico's presidential palace ahead of concert
3 months agoBTS met with the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, ahead of their sold-out ARIRANG concerts in Mexico City on May 7, 9, and 10, greeting 50,000 fans outside.
3 months agoK-pop boy band BTS met Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the presidential palace in Mexico City on Wednesday(local time), greeting the public from the palace balcony ahead of the group's three-night concert run in the capital. Sheinbaum, who confirmed the visit at a regular press briefing earlier in the day, described BTS as a band that "always carries messages of friendship, peace, and love." The meeting carries added weight given the president's longstanding support for the group. In January, she welcomed the confirmation of their Mexico City tour dates, calling it a "historic moment" and noting how long younger Mexicans had waited for the shows. BTS will perform at Estadio GNP Seguros on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. All three shows sold out shortly after tickets went on sale.
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