• BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy group formed by Big Hit Entertainment.

BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy group formed by Big Hit Entertainment. (Photo : YouTube/ibighit)

BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, have once again proven their growing popularity with a jam-packed global fan meeting event. Dubbed "BTS 3RD MUSTER [ARMY.ZIP+]," the seven-member boy band successfully held their global meet-and-greet event on Nov. 13 and 14.

The meet-and-greet event, which took place at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro District of Seoul, South Korea, was attended by more than 38,000 local and international fans, The Kpop Herald reported. Much to the cheers and excitement of the fans, the boy band kicked off the fan meeting by performing a number of tracks from their latest album "WINGS."

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"It is such a thrilling honor to be with so many fans at the Gocheok Sky Dome," the publication quoted BTS as saying before a predominantly Korean crowd. "You are the pillars we lean on when we are exhausted and down and we are extremely grateful. Our greatest happiness was meeting all of you."

It is said that BTS employed comedian Kim Young-Chul to MC the global fan-meeting event. Further, the group personally prepared a couple of segments as a way of showing their deepest appreciation to fans across the globe.

After the domestic fan meeting, BTS will continue with the second leg of their "BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FAN-MEETING VOLUME 3" tour. They will first meet their fans at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Nov 28 to 30 and then onto Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya on Dec. 06 to 07, before wrapping it up on Dec. 14-15 at the Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

BTS is amidst a jam-packed fan meeting tour and like many other Kpop groups, the boy band has countless fans who only dream of meeting them. On Nov. 12, Saturday, V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, Rap Monster, Jimin, and J-Hope made a real-life meet and greet come true for Angelica, a teenager who is suffering from an incurable disease, Soompi has learned.

It came to light when Make-A-Wish Foundation posted a photo of Angelica with BTS on Twitter. Angelica also posted a photo of herself embracing the group's main dancer J-Hope on Instagram, but was soon deleted after it garnered mixed criticisms from the public.


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