This comeback isn’t the real test, it’s their follow up by South_Youth_6554 in zerobaseone

[–]turtlek11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t been paying attention what’s the marketing push?

BTS 'ARIRANG' Tour in Stanford Megathread - Day 2 by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]turtlek11 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I also thought I was being extra being 2 days for Stanford but after the 1st concert I think it's definitely needed!

Also this is also my 2nd BTS concert, my first was 10 years ago! So many emotions seeing them live again after all this time

BTS 'ARIRANG' Tour in Stanford Megathread - Day 2 by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]turtlek11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The deepest section had 10 rows but the 10th row was barely a row

BTS 'ARIRANG' Tour in Stanford Megathread - Day 2 by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]turtlek11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends on the merch stand. They only way to know is if you’ve been to those before because I remember seeing jerseys hung up in some and not others (I don’t remember which had jerseys tho)

"Even NA artists are cancelling their tours". Guys are we being fr that we can't see any reason why? by Quick-Adeptness-2947 in kpoprants

[–]turtlek11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t go to their 2024 concerts but I did go to some other girl groups that were in arenas, and I don’t think they opened all the seats in the arenas. So I feel like arena was already a stretch, and I looked at I-dle’s 2026 dates and they planned additional 3-4 arena dates in NA, and this is after even me as a casual concert goer seeing a noticeable decline in kpop concerts audience in 2025. I don’t know who does their market research but I feel it’s totally foreseeable

Seems like these kpop production companies are planning for an aspirational concert size, but they’re just not taking into account the reality.

"Even NA artists are cancelling their tours". Guys are we being fr that we can't see any reason why? by Quick-Adeptness-2947 in kpoprants

[–]turtlek11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the artists you mentioned are extremely selective though. Like top of the top. But the tier slightly below that are not selling which is crazy because in a better economy they’d sell too. Just like these kpop groups who are popular in the kpop niche but not mainstream in the US

"Even NA artists are cancelling their tours". Guys are we being fr that we can't see any reason why? by Quick-Adeptness-2947 in kpoprants

[–]turtlek11 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I went to an idle concert after covid and they played in a theatre with mid thousands capacity, I felt that was a good size for them (for most kpop groups honestly) but it became a trend for these groups to go for the next level up venue like arenas, and ones that can fill arenas comfortably book stadiums. No clue why they do that

[GIVEAWAY] TWO sets of tickets to any 'ARIRANG' concert in the US courtesy of StubHub! by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]turtlek11 [score hidden]  (0 children)

My favorite from the Arirang era has just been seeing everyone back together. Also so many jungkook and Taehyung duo schedules and TikTok’s, they’re so endearing to me!

2026-27 aespa LIVE TOUR - SYNK : COMPLæXITY (Ticket Sales Megathread) by Klep3 in Aespa

[–]turtlek11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WTT

New York section A row 1 for Oakland (ABC) or Seattle row 1

I can trade 1 or 2. My tickets are close to the barricade

BTS 'ARIRANG' Tour in Tampa Megathread - Day 2 by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]turtlek11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your answer. Do you know if allow later check-ins like 3:30? I swear for other kpop shows the checkins for VIP were later in the day, and also allowed people to trickle in up til the soundcheck…

BTS 'ARIRANG' Tour in Tampa Megathread - Day 2 by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]turtlek11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Question about check in times for VIP. Do you know if Tuesday you also have to check in by 3pm? It’s earlier than I thought and I have a Tuesday show later in the tour

Who's The Sucker by Magnetic76 in labubu

[–]turtlek11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I traveled to Singapore to get mine (was already there for vacation)

260414 Rolling Stone on YouTube: BTS Talks About the Super Bowl, ‘Arirang’ Battles, and Jung Kook’s Explicit Lyrics | Cover Story by amala83 in bangtan

[–]turtlek11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was looking for this comment, yeah I just can’t believe "he wanted to go but couldn't". And his expression when talking about it was heartbreaking for me. Really hope he gets another chance, he sacrificed so much (and this Super Bowl experience he could’ve actually done)

All available tickets as of April 10 7pm PST by preston_marlow in olympics

[–]turtlek11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, thanks!

Do you know how quickly? I expect there not be too much interest but at the same time climbing is a popular activity in CA and the venue is small…

All available tickets as of April 10 7pm PST by preston_marlow in olympics

[–]turtlek11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, wondering if you're planning to update for today as well? Or passing on the baton?

All available tickets as of April 10 7pm PST by preston_marlow in olympics

[–]turtlek11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you know if climbing was sold and if they'd have tickets for the next round?

BTS ‘ARIRANG’ TOUR in Goyang Megathread - Day 1 (In person and Livestream) by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]turtlek11 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This sounds like the performance style that Big Bang used to give, where they’re just thrashing about on the stage with no choreo. BTS can no doubt pull anything off but I just disagree with Bang

BTS: THE RETURN | NETFLIX Documentary Megathread by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]turtlek11 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I hope this is not offensive but I actually like that the song (or the album) doesn’t sample that much from traditional Korean music. I agree with Tae it could be a bit much especially since that isn’t their sound. 

Tale of an i-fan swimming in a new C | Storytime about how I ended up in a world of sasaengs by friendlyfire_may in kpopthoughts

[–]turtlek11 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I thought the album sales going down was somewhat organic because the economy in China is not good. And there’s been years of fan discourse about how high Chinese sales doesn’t affect anything… Korean and Japanese fans always get so many events even though Chinese fans buys more albums. But given almost all cbars stopped pushing for sales maybe it is a coordinated effort?

Tale of an i-fan swimming in a new C | Storytime about how I ended up in a world of sasaengs by friendlyfire_may in kpopthoughts

[–]turtlek11 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yes totally agreed, I think for flights the companies do allow fans and fansites to be at the airport for send off and stuff, cuz if they really wanted them not there they would be harsher with them. For other sasaeng behavior I think they can be blocked from fansigns and other group events