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BTS performance at Gwanghwamun \/ Photo: Joint coverage by the Korea Online Photojournalists Association <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

[Sports Today reporter Im Si-ryeong] President Lee Jae-myung praised BTS\u2019s performance at Gwanghwamun. <\/p>\n

At a cabinet meeting at the Blue House on the 24th, Lee called the March 21 \u201cBTS Comeback Live: Arirang\u201d concert at Seoul\u2019s Gwanghwamun Square decisive in promoting both the square and South Korea. <\/p>\n

\u201cI expect more foreign tourists will now come to Gwanghwamun,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cThe planners did a good job and the event ran smoothly. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and other relevant agencies worked hard. They managed safety well, and there were no accidents.\u201d <\/p>\n

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young, who attended the meeting, said the live stream drew the attention of young people around the world to Gwanghwamun in central Seoul. \u201cI believe it delivered an immeasurable boost to the global spread of K-culture,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Choi also noted that March tourist arrivals rose roughly 31% year over year, with particularly strong gains among people in their teens and twenties. <\/p>\n

BTS staged \u201cBTS Comeback Live: Arirang\u201d at Gwanghwamun Square at 8 p.m. on the 21st. The event marked the group\u2019s first full-lineup comeback in about four years after members completed mandatory military service. Attendance was reported at 44,000 by Seoul city officials and 104,000 (HYBE \uc9d1\uacc4). <\/p>\n

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