How can BTS win a Grammy to top their record-breaking year? Better singing for a start
- The K-pop superstars have just finished their gruelling world tour, playing to two million fans
- They have won fans worldwide, made history and won many awards, but so far the Grammy has eluded them
Tuesday was a bittersweet day for K-pop titans BTS. The seven-piece boy band staged the last leg of their “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” world tour at Seoul’s Olympic Stadium, ending a year-long, globe-trotting journey. The tour that kicked off in August 2018 was seen by more than two million people in 26 cities.
“As I sang my solo number Epiphany, I was full of sorrow, since this was the last time I’d be singing this song,” member Jin said at the final show. “But at the same time, I was delighted to mark the end. I promise BTS will return with a rocking concert.”
Rapper Suga said: “Everything that has a beginning has an end. It is our final gig, but also a new start.”
BTS – comprising RM, Suga, Jin, J-hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook – made K-pop history with the tour: they became the first K-pop act to perform at Wembley Stadium in London and Citi Field in New York.
Now, all eyes are on what’s next. The members vaguely hinted at fresh music during the three-hour performance, saying they would “come back soon”. The septet are reportedly poised to return early next year, after fan meetings in Japan.