Busan's in the archive — and now the BIGHIT tour page is staring back at us with Goyang, April 9, right there like the real first page of all this. I'm Liz, that's Joey, and this is BTS Daily. Today: the ARIRANG map laid out end to end, what the January Weverse notice actually promised, and where Jungkook lands in cities that've never had BTS on home soil. Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Kaohsiung — first-ever stops. Let's get into the map. Here's what I keep coming back to — that January 13 Weverse notice announced Korea, North America, and Europe in the same breath. One post. So from the start, BIGHIT was planning Korea and the overseas legs together. And now that Busan's actually landed, that framing finally pays off. And I want to know exactly where Jungkook's headlining the dance numbers in those cities. First time BTS sets foot there — somebody's gonna lose it. You've already learned those dances, haven't you. Liz. Obviously. I've been ready since the 840,000 North America number dropped. So read Goyang as the opening chapter — April 9 through 12 at the stadium. After Busan delivered 110,000, that crowd has a pretty wild bar to clear. Korea gave us the on-ramp, Busan gave us the peak, and now it just keeps moving — Tokyo, Tampa, the whole banner's live on the page. There's another track running alongside the stadiums, too — the Running Press print canon through 2027. Live shows on one rail, the book era on the other. It feels very deliberate. Stadiums for the moment, print for the record. Goyang's the next pressure point — we'll be watching the page with you. One tap on follow, and we'll be back in your ears before you know it. Weverse writes:
Hello. This is BIGHIT MUSIC. We are pleased to announce the upcoming 2026 BTS WORLD TOUR IN NORTH AMERICA & EUROPE. Schedules vary by country and region. Please see the information below before making your reservation.
Now that Busan's homecoming is in the books, let's go back to where all of this actually started — that January 13 Weverse notice. North America and Europe were announced right alongside Korea, in the same post. Which tells you BIGHIT was treating this as one global plan from the beginning: one announcement, one ARIRANG run. And this is the document, Liz. The 840,000 North America number we've been throwing around all week — it traces back to this exact ticket drop in January. So I went back and read what they promised versus what landed. The ARMY Membership presale window, US and Global — and honestly? The rollout lines up with what they sold us. Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Kaohsiung — all of it starts right here. Careful — that's the membership presale link in the notice, not the full schedule. But yeah, the skeleton's all there. Here's how BIGHIT MUSIC lays it out. Okay, so the BIGHIT page is just sitting there with the whole outline — Goyang, April 9th, Goyang Stadium, that opening cluster. Six lines for three nights. That's the on-ramp, and now the whole thing's already rolling internationally. Right, and that April 9 Goyang listing really does feel like the first chapter. Everything that landed this week traces back to that January 13 Weverse notice — Korea, North America, Europe announced in one post. That's the part I keep coming back to. BIGHIT put the domestic run and the overseas legs in one drop from day one. And look where it goes — Tampa, Raymond James, three nights. El Paso Sun Bowl. Mexico City, Estadio GNP, three more. Jungkook headlining those dance showcase numbers in a stadium that's never had them? I need to be in the room. And while all of that's live on the road, you've got the Running Press print canon running through 2027. Two archive tracks at once — the stadiums and the books. That feels deliberate. If you like staying sharp on K-pop without chasing messy rumor threads, try BLACKPINK Daily Podcast: daily BLINK updates on Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé, from solo releases to fashion and chart reactions. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts.
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