BTS has officially concluded their 2023 FESTA activities, which celebrated the group’s 10th anniversary in grand fashion.
Like past FESTAs, the group gifted ARMYs with never-before-seen photos and videos, exclusive content, and more.
On the final day of 2023 FESTA, a live celebratory event was held at Seoul’s Yeouido Park.
The event had music, interactive games, displays featuring awards and items worn by BTS, and more.
BTS’s leader RM also joined for a live radio program where he read fan letters and took calls from fellow members.
According to EDaily, the city of Seoul had expected a maximum of 300,000 people to attend the event, but after the festivities concluded around 10 PM local time, HYBE announced that attendance was closer to 400,000 fans, 120,000 of which were international ARMYs.
As if the numbers weren’t incredible enough, Korean netizens were even more amazed when they saw the state of the park after the event was over.
With over 400,000 people occupying one space for a public event, some were concerned there would be a mess left behind, and 2,000 safety personnel were in place to help keep control of the crowd and event if needed.
Luckily, there was no need for concern as netizens marveled over the fact that it seemed ARMYs left the space cleaner than it was before the event.
A post on a popular Korean online community board quickly earned attention and views as photos taken after the event were shared.
Korean netizens reacted to photos of the park and praised ARMYs for cleaning up the park and setting a positive example, just like BTS does.
- “For a second, the post scared me. I imagined the worst-case scenario. But I’m so proud of us! I wish I could’ve been there, too. Go ARMYs!”
- “Wow, it’s actually a lot cleaner than it usually is.”
- “Funny how it got cleaner than it ever was. LOL.”
- “Seriously, though. It’s usually a lot dirtier than this. ARMYs are so awesome!”
- “Whoa. What a cool group of fans!”
- “I even saw one ARMY pick up a piece of trash that fell out of the trash can.”
- “Go ARMYs! We’re the best!”
- “Wow, this is impressive.”
- “Like artist, like fans. This is what it means to have a positive impact.”
Check out more from BTS’s 2023 FESTA events at Yeouido Park in the article below!
