BTS’s Jimin Shone Brilliantly Even in an “Outfit Like His Grandfather’s Fishing Vest”—The Styling Praised by the Los Angeles Times [K-EYES]
"BTS has moved beyond standardized stage costumes into an era of 'adult casual dress'... Each member dresses freely as they wish"
Photo: Big Hit Music; video capture 
Photo: Big Hit Music; video capture 
Photo: Big Hit Music; video capture 
Photo: Big Hit Music; video capture 
Photo: Big Hit Music; video capture BTS (Jungkook, Jimin, V, Jin, j-hope, RM, and SUGA) member Jimin’s stage fashion received high praise from the influential American daily newspaper the Los Angeles Times.The Los Angeles Times reviewed BTS’s first Los Angeles concert, held on the 2nd at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, on the 3rd and selected Jimin as the highlight of the night.
Jimin stood out with his long, blond hairstyle, which he had grown for the start of this tour. At the concert, he paired a distinctive vest with a mesh top, and the outlet described the vest as "what looked an awful lot like somebody's grandpa's fishing vest."
Literally, this meant that he was wearing something "that looked like a fishing vest someone’s grandfather might wear"—a witty way of praising Jimin’s styling sense.
The outlet commented that, after years of discussions about costume concepts, the members now seemed to have entered an era of "adult casual dress," moving away from standardized stage outfits and dressing freely as each wished.
Jimin’s stage fashion has attracted attention not only in Los Angeles. During the June concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, the British Guardian unusually gave the show a full five-star review, singling out Jimin and writing, "By the end of the show, I had acquired a favorite member too—Jimin." It even added, "I wanted to learn Korean."
Billboard also covered the same London concert, calling Jimin’s hairstyle itself "so striking that it deserved praise," drawing considerable attention. Earlier, at the Stade de France concert in Paris, Jimin, a Dior House ambassador, wore a custom Dior outfit designed by Jonathan Anderson, prompting continued praise from fashion outlets that he "looked like Dior’s muse."
At the full-group comeback stage held at Gwanghwamun Square in March, he appeared in Songzio armor-inspired attire that reinterpreted the graceful lines of traditional Korean clothing. His styling, modeled on a "poet," was also praised as having "the best visual ever."
The article also praised BTS’s Arirang Tour performance itself. In its review, the outlet described BTS as "world-class pop artists who warrant their own awards category" and characterized the show as a test of K-pop’s continuing cultural influence.
It noted that the new album 'ARIRANG' blends traces of traditional Korean folk songs into spectacular pop and hip-hop sounds, and reported that images of women wearing traditional Korean clothing appeared on a large screen during the live performance of 'Body to Body.' Regarding the members’ habit of communicating mostly in Korean between songs while singing in English, it introduced a scene in a Netflix documentary in which the members pondered this issue.
SUGA greeted the audience in Korean from the stage, saying, "LA, it’s been a while, right?" The members expressed their hope that their music would be loved as it is, without being divided by region or language.
The excitement in Koreatown outside the venue was also intense. According to the foreign outlet Layton Times, Koreatown, approximately 6.4 km northeast of SoFi Stadium, is connected by Metro’s K Line, bringing a steady stream of fans before and after the concert. The nearby Line Hotel attracted attention by creating customized food-tour routes for each member: a Joseon Galbi–Quarters course for members who enjoy barbecue, GobaWoo House for bossam and kimchi stew, Yeopddeok for tteokbokki, and Haru Cake for dessert. The City of Los Angeles held an official proclamation ceremony at City Hall on the 31st of last month, designated September 1 through 8 as 'BTS Week,' and illuminated the entire City Hall building in red, the color of the new album, on the 1st. It was reportedly notable that the city chose the album’s concept color instead of purple, the symbolic color of the fandom.
BTS’s Los Angeles concerts were their first solo stadium shows in the same city in approximately five years, since 2021. All four performances at SoFi Stadium sold out, and approximately 1.92 million people attended 31 concerts in 12 cities across the North American tour. BTS thereby held eight concerts at SoFi Stadium in total, drawing approximately 496,000 people cumulatively, and set the venue record for the most performances.
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