{
  "id": 516781,
  "title": "Every Surprise Song BTS Has Performed on the ARIRANG World Tour (So Far)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/every-surprise-song-bts-has-performed-on-the-arirang-world-tour-so-far",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/lists/bts-surprise-songs-arirang-tour-every-track/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Every night during BTS' ARIRANG World Tour, the band delivers a surprise song during the encore of each show. Since the tour began on April 9 at Goyang Stadium in Goyang-si, South Korea, BTS has managed to keep fans on their toes by introducing new tracks to the encore setlist. The band's regular setlist consists of 16 songs, with seven encore tracks, two of which vary nightly. The surprise songs span across BTS' career, including Billboard Hot 100 hits like \"Take Two\" and older singles like \"I NEED U\". Even tracks that have not been played in almost a decade, such as \"Crystal Snow,\" have made appearances on the ARIRANG World Tour. Fans are thrilled about the prospect of hearing BTS perform new material live, with some even keeping tabs on every surprise song the band has played and which they have yet to. As the 85-date, 34-city world tour continues, Billboard will keep updating this list with each new surprise track the band performs.",
  "summary": "The K-pop group has played two surprise songs during every show's encore.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}