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BTS gift K-ARMY new setlist for PTD Seoul concert, fans say 'Louder Than Bombs finally'

Organizers share BTS will have stages of never before performed songs at the 'Permission To Dance On Stage - Seoul' concerts

BTS went all out for their ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’ concerts online and in Los Angeles back in December 2021. They performed iconic songs like ‘Blood Sweat & Tears’ and ‘Idol’, as well as Covid-era releases that they couldn’t perform live for ARMY before like ‘My Universe’ and ‘Butter’. They also brought on iconic guests like Megan Thee Stallion and Coldplay’s Chris Martin. The global K-pop group has also expanded the concert series by announcing a 3-day concert on their own turf, Seoul, South Korea.

After their record-breaking concerts in LA, it was announced that BTS would be taking a hiatus for a much-deserved vacation. And they would be ending it with a bang by having a 3-day concert in Seoul in March. Well, the ‘Permission To Dance On Stage - Seoul’ concerts are now closer than ever. And BTS hope that it can be a gift to Korean fans and make it up for canceling the ‘Map Of The Soul’ tour in 2020. They will be changing the setlist and are rumored to release a surprise new song.

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Jin had also shared that they were planning on holding the Seoul concerts despite all odds. It was reported that the Seoul concerts would be a financial loss as BTS booked the Olympic Stadium at the original rate but would only be allowing 24% of the seating capacity due to pandemic restrictions. And while ARMY was touched by this fact, it looks like there is more news that they are going to find endearing. The organizers have released that PTD Seoul concerts will be quite different.

LP Ha Jung-jae said, “If in past concerts the setlist was based on the albums’ tracklist, for these concerts, for the first time, we started with an open slate for the setlist. We put all of @BTS_twt ’s songs on the table and discussed with all the members about songs that have never been performed in a concert.” And the performances will mostly be made up of group performances as they perform iconic songs like ‘On’ and “Black Swan’ which they were supposed to perform in the canceled 2020 tour.

'Give us what we want'

Fans are excited as the Seoul concerts will be different from the LA version. And this has also led to the possibility of seeing the first and possibly the last live performance of ‘Louder Than Bombs’ as BTS infamously like to forget that the song ever existed. ARMY trended ‘Louder Than Bombs’ as they made tweets like, “YES YESS LOUDER THAN BOMBS!!! ITS FINALLY YOUR DAY !!!” Another posted, “If i had control over the concert set list no doubt i would add paradise, louder than bombs, and heartbeat, we need to give them a chance :(.” 

One ARMY shared, “And when we finally get louder than bombs performance.” International fans were also happy for K-ARMY, “This has been @BTS_twt, ready to perform in Korea! Y'all, they are so excited to perform at home 😭😭😭. K-ARMY, I am so happy for you.” One wondered, “Guys what if they would actually perform ma city because they’re back in seoul doing concerts for the first time in 2 years.”  Another excited fan said, "SHUT THE F**K UP IS LOUDER THAN BOMBS FINALLY GONNA HAVE HER TIME TO SHINE !?!?! OH MY F**KING GOD."

ARMY also tried to guess the setlist, “Louder than Bombs ✔️ Dis-ease ◽️ Paradise ✔️ ON ✔️ Telepathy THEY KNOW WHICH SONGS WE WANT TO SEE PERFORMED. COME ON BANGTAN. GIVE US WHAT WE WANT.” Another added, “Bighit said new setlist‼️ louder than bombs nation let’s prepare ourselves.” With one of the pandemic restrictions being no cheering, Jin also teased K-ARMY, “Not Jin already making fun of ARMY for not being able to shout and only be able to clap.” ‘Paradise’ is another song that fans hope will be on the setlist, “Paradise is on that set list, i said what i said.”