The livestreaming event will be unveiled on BANGTANTV YouTube channel
K-pop superstars BTS are returning with BTS Livestreaming ‘Bang Bang Con 21’ that will be held on Saturday, April 17th at 2 am EDT/11 pm PDT on BANGTANTV’s YouTube channel. The event is a gift for fans from BTS that offers free access to past concerts and fanmeet. The event kicks off with one of their early concerts 2015 BTS Live Trilogy: Episode I. BTS Begins and then continues on with their global fanmeet BTS 5th Muster [Magic Shop] held in June 2019. It ends with BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself held in São Paulo, Brazil in May 2019.
The first Bang Bang Con was livestreamed in April of last year, racking up 50.59 million views in a span of 24 hours and 2.24 million concurrent viewers. The event was one of the first online concerts forced by the pandemic.
BTS has recently been nominated for Best International Group at The BRIT Awards 2021, making them the first Korean act to be nominated at the award show. They’ve also earned three nominations for the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards to be aired live on May 27th on iHeartMedia stations nationwide.
The group has released CONNECT BTS, E-BOOK and CONNECT, BTS FONT that celebrate the first anniversary of the closure of the CONNECT, BTS, an art exhibit that connected 22 contemporary artists across five contents. Both are available free online through April 30th with a limited amount of physical copies to be printed and distributed to galleries, artists, and curators who participated in the project.
Last week, the boy band and Helinox launched the limited edition BTS X Helinox outdoor collection featuring Helinox Chair One, Cot One Convertible, Table One Hard Top, Sacoche, Gymsack, and Hello My Name Is patch.
BTS, an acronym of Bangtan Sonyeondan or “Beyond the Scene,” is a South Korean boyband that has been capturing the hearts of millions of fans globally since their debut in June 2013. The members of BTS are RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook. Gaining recognition for their authentic and self-produced music, top-notch performances, and the way they interact with their fans, the band has established themselves as global superstars breaking countless world records. While imparting a positive influence through activities such as the Love Myself campaign and the UN ‘Speak Yourself’ speech, BTS has mobilized millions of fans across the world (named ARMY), topped prominent music charts, performed multiple sold out stadium shows across the world and has been named Time’s Entertainer of the Year in 2020. The GRAMMY-nominated band has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards like the Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards.
