After Grammy exit, BTS kicks off North American tour

BTS opened the North American leg of its "Arirang" world tour at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Saturday, performing before a crowd of around 80,000. It was the seven-member group's first full-lineup show at the venue since 2019. The staging leaned heavily on Korean motifs in keeping with the tour's name. A circular stage evoked the taegeuk, a 360-degree pavilion drew on the Gyeonghoeru at Gyeongbokgung, and red and blue lighting in the colors of the national flag filled the