As the comeback performance of BTS approaches in five days, staff install stage structures at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on March 16, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.03.16

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SEOUL, March 16 (AJP) -Seoul is redecorating Gwanghwamun Square to transform the historic plaza into a vast open-air stage for global K-pop group BTS, whose comeback performance will be livestreamed worldwide on Saturday.

Stage installations are taking shape across the square, while large banners announcing BTS’s return line nearby streets and buildings. Foreign tourists stopped to take photos in front of the displays, adding to the growing buzz ahead of the concert.

Phased traffic controls will be introduced around Gwanghwamun Square from 9 p.m. on March 20, the night before the event, until 6 a.m. on March 22 for concert preparations and safety management.

The BTS comeback performance is scheduled from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on March 21 and will be livestreamed globally via Netflix.

Stage installation work is underway at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 16, 2026, five days ahead of the comeback performance of BTS. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.03.16

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A traffic control notice stands at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul five days ahead of the comeback performance of BTS, March 16, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.03.16

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Tourists pass by a promotional banner for BTS near Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, March 16, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.03.16

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Tourists pass by a promotional banner for BTS near Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, March 16, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.03.16

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A banner welcoming fans of BTS, known as ARMY, hangs at a pub in Mugyo-dong, Jung-gu, central Seoul five days ahead of the group’s Gwanghwamun comeback performance, March 16, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun. 2026.03.16

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