With three days to go before BTS's comeback concert, Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, unveiled an emergency communications support plan to prepare for massive crowds. With police estimating up to 260,000 people could gather, the government plans all-out support including additional deployment of mobile base stations and repeaters, traffic dispersion, and even cyber response.
On the 18th, Bae posted on his X account, saying, "To ensure the successful hosting of the BTS concert, the Ministry of Science and ICT is also doing its utmost to secure communications safety." He added, "To provide stable communications service even in large crowd situations, we will work with telecom carriers, platforms, and Netflix to deploy 18 mobile base stations and 17 temporary repeaters, and we plan to support traffic dispersion and an emergency communications system."
President Lee Jae-myung also wrote on X the same day regarding the concert on the 21st, "We are making thorough preparations with the relevant ministries, local governments, police, fire authorities, and other related agencies so the event can proceed safely," and, "We will prepare meticulously and thoroughly for every step, from traffic and crowd control before and after the concert to responses to emergencies." Bae shared the president's post and further explained the Ministry of Science and ICT's preparations.
The Ministry of Science and ICT will strengthen digital safety response as well as communications networks. Bae said, "To prepare for cyberattacks, we will conduct constant monitoring of 37 major HYBE-related sites and activate an emergency response system to handle various digital disaster scenarios." The three mobile carriers also plan to set up an AI-based preemptive response system on the day of the concert and deploy mobile base stations and on-site response personnel. Netflix likewise said it will mobilize its own content delivery network and live technology capabilities for the BTS live broadcast.