'BTS WORLD TOUR "ARIRANG"' interview
Something that stands out about this tour is how there are no subunit or solo songs, instead focusing on the seven of you being all together. The concerts really drive home how BTS is one unified group.
SUGA: I think itβs so "Bangtan" that the seven of us are still so aligned.
This tour has BTSβs past and present coexisting side by side. The setlist is built around "ARIRANG" for the most part, but thereβs also time set aside to connect with ARMY through songs from your earlier days. How do you feel when you sing those older songs with ARMY now?
SUGA: I'm grateful that thereβs still people out there who can listen to the music from that era with us and go right back to those old times. Everyone becomes a fan at a different time, but it was so moving to create this experience where everyone could come together as one anyway.
SUGA's been posting behind-the-scenes photos from every tour stop on Instagram, and he even vlogged the marathon he ran during your time in Stanford for ARMY. What was the push to document moments from the tour like that?
SUGA: I just felt like it. I can never forget just how much ARMY's supported us, and I always make sure not to. Honestly, I just did the vlog because I thought our fans might enjoy it, so I'm glad they did.
At the end of the day, the "ARIRANG" tour feels like it's both BTS 2.0 and a chance to think about what that name really means.
SUGA: I'm just grateful that, even 13 years later, we still get to go on tour and keep being singers.
Photography LA(@creationsofla), Ermi(@ermivisuals)
Video Kalos Kim (LoCITY, @kalospecial)
Content Production Team 1 Hong Jimin, Moon Sungjoon (BIGHIT MUSIC)
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