Even Men Were Captivated ♥ BTS V Captivates Japan’s Archipelago, Reigning as the Most Mentioned on Social Media

BTS's V set Japan's islands ablaze and heated things up.

Over two days, April 17 and 18, BTS held the 'BTS World Tour Arirang' concert at Tokyo Dome City in Japan for the first time in about seven years.

As the stage is V's personal color, he filled it completely with explosive vocal power and intense dancing that never let up for a moment. Rather than simply reproducing the recorded track, V changed his singing style to match the mood of each stage or added ad-libs, proving his live vocals vividly and delivering a fresh kind of fun by giving the same song a different feel each time.

True to his reputation as a performance genius, his dance controlled strength and softness without missing a single beat, and his varied gestures and facial expressions even in fleeting moments left fans spellbound as they witnessed the return of the 'god of the stage' right before their eyes.

According to the SNS analytics platform Talkwalker, V recorded the highest number of mentions throughout the Japan concert, and Google Trends also showed him as the most searched topic, proving his popularity.

V, a wannabe star among men, also thrilled male fans in Japan. At the concert venue, fanboys imitating V's stage outfits and hairstyle drew attention and received an enthusiastic response from fans as well. In addition, a male fan holding a slogan for V's pet dog Yeontan was caught on camera, touching fans' hearts.

V prepared remarks optimized for Japan, where the concert was held, and delivered both emotion and the greatest enjoyment. In his closing comments, he said, "I really wanted to meet all of you ARMY in Japan, and the energy ARMY sent me today really gave me strength." He then borrowed the title of a song by the Japanese group Milk and said, "I'm so happy I could go crazy," expressing how glad he was to meet his Japanese fans again after seven years. He also researched Japanese memes and slang in advance and used them in skits, raising the concert atmosphere even higher.

Outside the venue, no less than the heat inside Tokyo Dome, advertisements cheering for V were broadcast one after another on four giant electronic billboards surrounding Tokyo Dome, drawing crowds of fans who came to see them.

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