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Reflection has been a recurring theme for BTS so far this year. In June, the unstoppable seven-piece released ‘Proof’, an anthology album that looked back on their nine years together so far. The video for its lead single, ‘Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)’, gathered iconography from years gone by, and even J-hope’s debut solo album ‘Jack In The Box’ found the rapper contemplating his journey so far and where he goes next. Although the name of tonight’s (October 15) concert \u2013 ‘ in BUSAN’, in aid of the city’s World Expo 2030 bid \u2013 hints at a future-facing approach, it also feels like a continuation of this recounting of all that’s happened so far.<\/p>\n
This isn’t just a mere retelling, though, but a celebration of an incredible first epoch. The stage at Busan Asiad Main Stadium is adorned with the BTS logo in repetition, each time its trapezoid-shaped halves set one step back from the logo before it. It resembles something like the pages in an open book, every block representing a different chapter in the group’s story. On either side of the performance area are those same signposts to moments throughout their career that appeared in the ‘Yet To Come’ video \u2013 the train from ‘Spring Day’, the angel from ‘Blood Sweat & Tears’, and more.<\/p>\n
After an arsenal of fireworks is unleashed skywards from that set-up, the seven members of BTS bound on stage and launch into ‘Mic Drop’. They’re backed by a live band, beefing the song up until it feels like an oncoming avalanche. Perhaps it’s this accompaniment that makes the group’s energy feels different compared to the last time they were on stage in Las Vegas six months ago \u2013 BTS are artists that always give their all, but tonight it feels like they dig harder and deeper than ever.<\/p>\n