{"id":1836161,"date":"2026-03-20T05:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1836161"},"modified":"2026-03-20T05:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:57:52","slug":"how-south-korea-is-cashing-in-on-kpop-demon-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1836161","title":{"rendered":"How South Korea is cashing in on ‘KPop Demon Hunters’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BTS is expected to perform songs from the new album at their upcoming concert Image: Jung Yeon-je\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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K-pop megastars BTS released their fifth studio album on Friday, their first in nearly four years, ahead of a major comeback concert<\/a> in Seoul.<\/p>\n

The 14-track album “ARIRANG” is named after a traditional Korean folk song.<\/p>\n

It is billed as reflecting the\u00a0South Korean<\/a> boy band’s roots and identity and has been described by the entertainment magazine Billboard as “a love letter to their home country.”<\/p>\n

The album comes after a hiatus during which members completed around 18 months of mandatory military service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We gave deep thought to our identity \u2014 and how best to express ourselves authentically \u2014 across the entirety of our music and performances,” BTS member Jimin said ahead of the release.<\/p>\n

“As an extension of that process, we also revisited the significance of our background as a group comprised entirely of Korean members.”<\/p>\n

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The BTS concert will be streamed live on \u2060Netflix to 190 countriesImage: Big Hit Entertainment\/Yonhap\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hundreds of thousands to attend BTS concert<\/h2>\n

The group is set to perform songs from the new album at an open-air concert at Seoul’s historic Gwanghwamun Square on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Around 260,000 people are expected to attend, with hotels in Seoul booked out as thousands travel\u00a0from across the world to catch BTS in action.<\/p>\n

Fans such as Mara Cristia Yao and Rodessa Ericka Bonon from the Philippines, who could not secure their tickets for the Saturday concert, are still in Seoul to be near their idols.<\/p>\n

“We are just going to come to this area anyway. We are figuring out where to position ourselves tomorrow,” Yao told AFP news agency.<\/p>\n

The concert will be livestreamed by Netflix in around 190 countries.<\/p>\n

BTS will embark on a world tour<\/a> in April which is expected to last nearly three months.<\/p>\n

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How South Korea is cashing in on ‘KPop Demon Hunters’<\/h2>\n

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K-pop megastars BTS released their fifth studio album on Friday, their first in nearly four years, ahead of a major comeback concert<\/a> in Seoul.<\/p>\n

The 14-track album “ARIRANG” is named after a traditional Korean folk song.<\/p>\n

It is billed as reflecting the\u00a0South Korean<\/a> boy band’s roots and identity and has been described by the entertainment magazine Billboard as “a love letter to their home country.”<\/p>\n

The album comes after a hiatus during which members completed around 18 months of mandatory military service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We gave deep thought to our identity \u2014 and how best to express ourselves authentically \u2014 across the entirety of our music and performances,” BTS member Jimin said ahead of the release.<\/p>\n

“As an extension of that process, we also revisited the significance of our background as a group comprised entirely of Korean members.”<\/p>\n

\"BTS
The BTS concert will be streamed live on \u2060Netflix to 190 countriesImage: Big Hit Entertainment\/Yonhap\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hundreds of thousands to attend BTS concert<\/h2>\n

The group is set to perform songs from the new album at an open-air concert at Seoul’s historic Gwanghwamun Square on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Around 260,000 people are expected to attend, with hotels in Seoul booked out as thousands travel\u00a0from across the world to catch BTS in action.<\/p>\n

Fans such as Mara Cristia Yao and Rodessa Ericka Bonon from the Philippines, who could not secure their tickets for the Saturday concert, are still in Seoul to be near their idols.<\/p>\n

“We are just going to come to this area anyway. We are figuring out where to position ourselves tomorrow,” Yao told AFP news agency.<\/p>\n

The concert will be livestreamed by Netflix in around 190 countries.<\/p>\n

BTS will embark on a world tour<\/a> in April which is expected to last nearly three months.<\/p>\n

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How South Korea is cashing in on ‘KPop Demon Hunters’<\/h2>\n

Edited by: Kieran Burke<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

K-pop megastars BTS released their fifth studio album on Friday, their first in nearly four years, ahead of a major comeback concert<\/a> in Seoul.<\/p>\n

The 14-track album “ARIRANG” is named after a traditional Korean folk song.<\/p>\n

It is billed as reflecting the\u00a0South Korean<\/a> boy band’s roots and identity and has been described by the entertainment magazine Billboard as “a love letter to their home country.”<\/p>\n

The album comes after a hiatus during which members completed around 18 months of mandatory military service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We gave deep thought to our identity \u2014 and how best to express ourselves authentically \u2014 across the entirety of our music and performances,” BTS member Jimin said ahead of the release.<\/p>\n

“As an extension of that process, we also revisited the significance of our background as a group comprised entirely of Korean members.”<\/p>\n

The group is set to perform songs from the new album at an open-air concert at Seoul’s historic Gwanghwamun Square on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Around 260,000 people are expected to attend, with hotels in Seoul booked out as thousands travel\u00a0from across the world to catch BTS in action.<\/p>\n

Fans such as Mara Cristia Yao and Rodessa Ericka Bonon from the Philippines, who could not secure their tickets for the Saturday concert, are still in Seoul to be near their idols.<\/p>\n

“We are just going to come to this area anyway. We are figuring out where to position ourselves tomorrow,” Yao told AFP news agency.<\/p>\n

The concert will be livestreamed by Netflix in around 190 countries.<\/p>\n

BTS will embark on a world tour<\/a> in April which is expected to last nearly three months.<\/p>\n

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n

Edited by: Kieran Burke<\/em><\/p>\n

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