BTS Reunites as a Full Group to Return for 'BTS Festa' Held for 2 Weeks, Fueled by Its Busan Concert

The group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) will hold 'BTS Festa' (BTS FESTA) to mark its 13th anniversary since debut.

'13(B)TS' title rolls out online and offline festival plans According to Big Hit Music, its agency, on June 1, Bangtan Sonyeondan will run the festival 'BTS Festa' for two weeks through both online and offline channels to commemorate June 13, the band’s debut date. The festival’s title for this year, '13(B)TS,' carries the meaning of adding a new “one” that only Bangtan Sonyeondan and its fandom ARMY can bring, to the journey of 12 years—one complete cycle—and using that as the starting point to move forward to the next chapter together. Beginning with the release of the 13th-anniversary family photos, which will signal the long-awaited return as a full group on the 4th, a series of diverse content for fans around the world is set to be unveiled one after another.

New track releases and a lineup of rich in-house content During the Festa period, a relay of content spanning music and variety shows is set to be rolled out. On the 5th, after the release of a performance video for 'Hooligan,' a track from the regular 5th album 'ARIRANG,' 'Normal Log' and '13 Side Film,' which capture the members’ natural moments, will be opened on the 7th and 8th. On the 10th and 11th, the team’s flagship in-house variety show 'Run BTS 2.0' returns. Then on the 12th, Suga’s newly produced track 'Come Over,' which had been included only on the deluxe vinyl, will be released as an official audio track, delivering heartfelt messages to fans.

Full-group Busan concert sold out across the board and the global tour wraps up The highlight of the Festa, the world tour 'ARIRANG' Busan show, will be held at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on two days, the 12th and 13th. This marks a return to Busan for the first time in about 3 years and 8 months since the concerts held in October 2022 as part of efforts to bid for the world expo. It also holds special significance because the group will reunite with audiences as a full team again at the same venue where it had previously delivered its last performance before enlistment, and both days were fully sold out. Meanwhile, Bangtan Sonyeondan successfully wrapped up its North America tour last month, on the 28th at Las Vegas, after selling out all 15 shows across five cities and drawing about 840,000 attendees in total.