BTS’ free Gwanghwamun concert tickets open today amid fierce scramble

▲ This image of K-pop superband BTS is provided by Big Hit Music. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Tickets for K-pop supergroup BTS’ free comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul will go on sale at 8 p.m., setting the stage for an intense online scramble.

The group will hold the free show, "BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE: ARIRANG," on March 21 at Gwanghwamun Square, according to its agency Big Hit Music on Monday.

Reservations will open at NOL Ticket and will be available free of charge, the agency said. With BTS set to unveil stages from its new album for the first time in three years and nine months, heavy traffic and fierce competition are expected. The concert is slated to run for about one hour.

Tickets will be offered for standing areas on the far right facing the main stage, as well as reserved seats stretching back to the area in front of the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Standing spots surrounding the extended stage will be allocated to 2,000 fans selected through an event among those who preordered BTS’ fifth full-length album, "ARIRANG."

▲ Foreign tourists pose for a photo on the steps of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul’s Jongno Ward on Jan. 22, 2026, next to a promotional display announcing the March comeback of BTS as a full group for the first time in three years and nine months. (Yonhap)

Ticket purchases will be limited to one per person, and booking fees will apply. Some reserved-seat sections may have obstructed views due to stage production and safety structures; audiences in those areas will be able to watch the performance on large screens installed at the venue.

The concert will also be livestreamed worldwide on Netflix.

The organizers cautioned on the ticketing page that illegal purchases using macros or automated programs may be subject to punishment under relevant laws.

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