The group's representative self-produced variety show Run BTS returned after three years, demonstrating the Live Up to Your Name impact and announcing the successful comeback of a "legendary variety".
BTS released the final episode of the first installment of Run BTS 2.0, "Run BTS BTS's Trip," at 9 p.m. on the 5th on the team's official YouTube channel and the global fan platform Weverse. The response from fans around the world who had long awaited a full-group variety show was proven by overwhelming numbers. The first episode of this series surpassed 10 million views on YouTube within 10 days of its release, and the second video also recorded 5 million views in just three days, proving its explosive popularity.
The episode showed the members of BTS enjoying a fierce jokgu match. To avoid the punishments of "raising hands and standing still" given to the losing team and the three-hour round-trip "visit to Bomunsa," the members even risked physical gags as they fired up their competitive spirit. The charismatic artist persona on stage was nowhere to be seen; they chanted slogans before the match and hugged like children every time they scored, their pure and passionate sides eliciting big laughs from viewers.
After a fierce close match, the ones who drew the Bomunsa punishment were SUGA and V. It was the first time the two visited Bomunsa in a full decade since 2016. Following the fresh footsteps of their rookie days, they stood there again and carefully wrote messages on roof tiles wishing for the success of the new album "Arirang (ARIRANG)," reflecting on their original intentions. They said, "It's been 10 years. We came with the simple wish that it would go well. And it's the same now," showing unchanged affection for the team, and the frame that crossed past and present left viewers with a deep, quiet aftertaste.
Wrapping up the trip, the members said, "We laughed a lot. It felt like we were just traveling with the members, and that was so nice. We fulfilled a wish," expressing overwhelming satisfaction with the revamped content.
Run BTS, which hit a "view count jackpot" from the start, raised expectations at the end of the broadcast by unveiling a variety of follow-up items such as beach volleyball, volleyball and a school experience. Global fans' intense attention is focused on the future course of Run BTS 2.0, armed with powerful laughter and emotion that make the three-year hiatus seem irrelevant.
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