Recently, male singer Jungkook (BTS) posted on his personal social network: "The sound incident of "Magic shop" yesterday is real. Don't worry, we will fix it from today".
He continued to say: "I apologize to ARMY (BTS fan community) for coming to the concert yesterday. I am also very sad," frankly expressing his discomfort at the incident.
Currently, BTS is hosting concerts within the framework of the global tour "Arirang". Concerts at Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida, USA) take place from April 25 to 28, attracting about 66,000 attendees each night.
However, on the very first day (April 25), the concert had a technical malfunction. When BTS performed the song "Magic shop", the sound system encountered an error causing Jungkook's vocals to mismatch, creating the feeling that he was singing wrong or missing notes.
After finishing the performance, Jungkook directly handled the situation by singing his part live completely without background music, bringing a powerful performance and receiving many rounds of applause from the audience.
This is BTS's return to the US stage after about 4 years, since the concert "Permission to dance on stage" in Las Vegas in April 2022.
Local media also emphasized the group's influence. FOX 13 Tampa Bay channel broadcast a special program "K-Pop: Seoul's Influence" about BTS's global position and the Korean cultural wave.
According to 10 Tampa Bay News, BTS's concert series is expected to generate an economic impact of $800-900 million for the Tampa area, showing a significant spillover effect on the local economy.
BTS's North American tour is expected to span 12 cities, with a total of 31 performances. Due to oversupply, tickets for all first days of performances were sold out immediately, forcing the organizers to add more performances in other cities such as Tampa, Stanford and Las Vegas.
BTS will continue their tour at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas (USA) on May 2nd and 3rd, marking the first time a Korean artist has held a solo concert at this location.
