K-pop supergroup BTS wrapped up its long-awaited comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square, Saturday evening, transforming one of the capital’s most historic landmarks into a rare open-air pop stage. The performance, titled “BTS COMEBACK LIVE: ARIRANG,” marked the group’s first full-member concert in three years and five months and came a day after the release of its fifth studio album, “ARIRANG.” The timing gave the show an added jolt of urgency, as fans arrived eager to become the first to witness the new material go live. The single-night show unfolded against the illuminated façade of Gwanghwamun Gate, where large-scale projection mapping and synchronized lighting effects turned the landmark into a beaming concert backdrop, seen through the picture frame-like stage structure. Staging the comeback at one of Seoul’s most symbolically charged public spaces underscored themes of the group's identity, origin and renewal that run through the new album. The choice also amplified the group’s longstanding narrative of representing Korean culture on a global stage, now brought ba