Since 2014, the so-called BTS FESTA project has taken place every year. With this project, the anniversary of the beloved boy group is celebrated, and this year too, the celebrations are already in full swing!
BTS Festa looks a little different every year. Exclusive new content for fans often appears, such as choreography videos, special songs or even a photobook. In addition, various events take place that stretch over several days or weeks.
Did you catch any of this year's celebrations? For the round 10th anniversary, no effort was spared, of course, and there was something to experience not only in South Korea but also in other countries such as Germany. And BTS themselves have also prepared some gifts, such as a new single.
Did you miss all of that? We have summarized a few events from the last few weeks for you.
Read to the end to find out which event you can still get tickets for!
New music
An absolute highlight is of course the new single “Take Two”. About two weeks ago, the boy group uploaded the song and a live clip with all seven members to their YouTube channel BANGTANTV. In addition, there are focus videos of each member individually. For everyone who wants to concentrate on a particular member.
And that is only one of 3 live clips that have been released as part of the 2023 BTS Festa. Since June 7, fans have been able to watch a live performance by Jimin. In the clip, he sings the song “Dear. ARMY” from his first solo album FACE. The newest clip is called “Le Jazz de V”. In it, V sings a cover of the two songs “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” and “Cheek To Cheek” with the singer Minna Seo.
And those are not all the new clips on BANGTANTV. Three weeks ago, the boy group uploaded a series of dance practice videos. They are actually old videos, though, in which Jungkook, J-Hope and the others are still younger and dance to earlier hits such as “Boy With Luv”, “Anpanman” or “I NEED U”.
Now on to the events!
The biggest event was undoubtedly BTS 10TH ANNIVERSARY FESTA @YEOUIDO on June 17. It took place in Yeouido Hangang Park, where BTS held their first fan sign event. So the location is tied to a special memory.
On that day, fans could look at exhibited photos and stage outfits of BTS, take photos at photo stations, dance together and try out temporary tattoos. Of course, the visitors liked RM’s appearance best! The charismatic leader hosted a live radio program on stage for an hour. The finale was a great firework display, accompanied by a narration by Jungkook.
#FindBTSPresents
In Seoul as well as in New York and Los Angeles, BIGHIT MUSIC and the American label Geffen Record launched the campaign #FindBTSPresents.
They hid various gifts in the cities and asked fans to look for them and tweet photos with the hashtag. The gifts were billboards with messages from BTS to their fans. K-pop fans are known for celebrating the birthdays and anniversaries of their stars with such advertising campaigns. To return the favor, BTS started such an advertising campaign themselves this time. They are celebrating their fans!
Events outside of South Korea:
ARMY Festa Cruise
A trip on a cruise ship, from Port Canaveral in Florida to the Bahamas. This is exactly what 130 ARMYs got to experience from June 12 to 16! The activities included cocktail parties, pool parties, excursions and more. Fans celebrated BTS’s 10th anniversary together on the high seas and will surely remember this unusual experience for a long time!
As you can see, the celebrations are coming to an end, but not all events are over yet!
SEVEN PHASES (BTS X JAMES JEAN) Exhibition (HYBE INSIGHT)
The artist James Jean has collaborated with BTS and put together an exhibition of extraordinary artworks. The exhibition can currently be visited in Frankfurt, Germany! It has been running since June 14 and ends on July 31. You can find tickets on Eventim. On site, fans can also buy merchandise such as postcards or photo cards.
Have you heard of any of the events or were you even there? Or have you attended an event that we did not report on in this article? Let us know in the comments!
Sources: BANGTAN TV, Weverse, Kpop Wiki
