BTS Opens 'Arirang' Tour's South American Leg With Bogota Shows, V and Jimin Draw Fan Attention

BTS opened the South American leg of its "Arirang" world tour with two concerts at Estadio El Campin in Bogota, Colombia, on Oct. 2 and 3, the group's first full-group shows in the country. During the weekend performances, members V and Jimin drew particular attention for their interactions with local fans. [1]

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Fourteen shows across five cities

The Bogota concerts opened a 14-show run that continues through Oct. 31 across five South American cities, including Lima in Peru, Santiago in Chile, Buenos Aires in Argentina and Sao Paulo in Brazil. With stops in Colombia and Argentina, the tour marks the band's first performances with all members in those two countries. [1]

A city-wide welcome ahead of the shows

Bogota's city government treated the visit as a major civic event. Ahead of the concerts, the city named BTS guests of honor under a decree issued Sept. 30, a designation local media said had not been granted in about a decade, and Mayor Carlos Fernando Galan described the group as "more than just a band" given its cultural influence. The city lit public buildings purple to mark the shows, and its Economic Development Secretariat estimated the two nights could generate roughly 126.05 billion Colombian pesos ($37.9 million) in economic activity and create more than 5,200 direct and indirect jobs. [1]

V's Spanish greeting and a birthday sing-along for Jimin

V became one of the most discussed moments of the Bogota shows after greeting the crowd in Spanish, a moment that pushed search interest in his name to the maximum peak score of 100 on Google Trends. Fans also sang "Happy Birthday" to Jimin, whose birthday falls on Oct. 13, and called him "papacito," a Spanish term for an attractive man that left Jimin visibly amused once its meaning was explained to him. [1]

Two members riding their own recent momentum

The Bogota reception arrives as both members have been recognized individually in the past year. Jimin won the K-Wave Special Award at the 2025 Seoul Music Awards and Kpop Song of the Year for "Who" at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, while V won Favorite Debut Album for "Layover" at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards and a Main Award (Bonsang) at the 2024 Seoul Music Awards. [2][3]

A tour already past a $500 million mark

The Bogota dates land within a tour that Billboard recently reported had made BTS the first pop group to surpass $500 million in cumulative ticket sales, a milestone the publication said put the septet in territory previously reached only by rock acts. The group's "Arirang" album, released in March, also remained on global charts during this period, ranking No. 3 on Spotify's albums chart for the Sept. 25-Oct. 1 tracking week, with lead single "Swim" at No. 24 on the songs chart. [4][1]

Heavy demand ahead for the remaining stops

Demand for the upcoming dates has been reported as substantial. In Peru, more than 521,000 people waited in line for tickets to Lima shows set for Oct. 7, 9 and 10, which are expected to draw between 96,000 and 156,000 attendees combined, and fans there are organizing what is billed as South America's first BTS tribute drone show. In Brazil, more than 630,000 people joined the two-day fan club presale for the Sao Paulo concerts scheduled from Oct. 28 to 31, at a venue capable of hosting roughly 67,000 to 72,000 people per show. [1]

Sources

  1. BTS launches South American leg of ‘Arirang’ tour in Colombia (Activity source)
  2. Jimin (Artist archive)
  3. V (Artist archive)
  4. BTS becomes first pop group to surpass $500 m in tour ticket sales (Related report)

This selection covers artists followed by Omni Topic KWave. It is not a complete chart. Each source retains its own reporting period and methodology.

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