"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/11/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
BTS is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 40 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that BTS is rated as an exceptional live performer, with many notable strengths. BTS concert reviews describe live shows and performances as jubilant, stunning, dazzling, euphoric, exuberant, powerful, and dynamic.
BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed in Seoul in 2013. The septet co-writes and produces much of their output.
I arrived about an hour before doors opened at 4:30, in hope of chatting with fans. There were hundreds of people already there, and the group was diverse as far as I could tell. Men and women, old and young alike were in this crowd. They were a mix of Asian, Black, Latinx and white.
As you approach the Jamsil stadium in the heart of BTS’ homeland, Seoul, Korea, the silence is palpable. Spectators have been warned against cheering, singing, or screaming in an attempt to curb COVID, which recently, and up until today, has had Seoul in its grip amid the Omicron variant.