{
  "id": 11234777,
  "title": "Hang Out Backstage With BTS in This 36-Minute Behind-the-Scenes Arirang World Tour Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/hang-out-backstage-with-bts-in-this-36-minute-behind-the-scenes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:27:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bts-behind-the-scenes-arirang-tour-video-1236351852/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BTS is giving ARMY an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes of the ARIRANG World Tour through a 36-minute video. The septet shares their daily activities during the tour as they traveled through Europe, from Spain to France, beginning at the end of June and concluding mid-July. The video showcases RM, Jimin, Jung Kook, V, SUGA, Jin, and j-hope in their downtime, engaging in activities like chatting in green rooms, dressing up for concerts, and interacting with fans during performances. A standout segment is when the band members are seen hanging out, sharing meals, and teasing each other backstage. Jung Kook is also shown practicing various native languages of the countries they visit, while Jin and V are captured in a tickle fight with j-hope shaking his head in disbelief. The ARIRANG World Tour commenced in South Korea in April, thereafter, the group alternated between Asia and North America before embarking on the European leg. Following a month-long break post North America, BTS is now preparing to resume in Colombia. The ARIRANG tour is massive, as evidenced by the numbers reported by Billboard Boxscore. ARIRANG marked the second-highest one-month gross in Boxscore history, trailing only Beyoncé's $179.3 million in August 2023, with $171.7 million earned from 801,000 tickets sold across 12 shows in August. This tour's success mirrors the buzz surrounding BTS' latest album, ARIRANG, which topped the Billboard 200 for three weeks and produced a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit, \"SWIM.\"",
  "summary": "The footage shows what the guys got up to while traveling through Europe, both on stage and off.",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}