BTS are a band beginning to take over the world. A phenomenon that many can’t explain, but only by watching them and listening to the passion they have for their fans and what they do can you really see for me, why this band are selling out Wembley and doing it twice as they continue their world tour tonight in the same venue. I would recommend checking out their new album Map Of The Soul: Persona to fully understand this band’s direction.
The band last night opened with Dionysus. Packed with incredible choreography that I feel is a new direction for the band in how it’s stage produced, the band’s presence is made abundantly clear no matter where you are in the stadium as they take the stage and moved down the platform working down the stage area – a platform that I feel isn’t taking advantage enough in such a big venue, considering the size and number of people in the building (think of the picture takers!).
Moving through the evening, the band play fan favourite tracks including ‘Fire’, ‘Not Today’ and the solos each member has on the Love Yourself albums. RM for me with his solo track ‘Love’ bursts with energy and you can tell why he was chosen to lead this group as it’s rapper as he oozes charisma and delivers a song he seems even after all this time to sing with feeling – this is a band that is not bored of performing together at all yet. I also appreciate ‘Singularity’ V’s solo, with the incredible timing with the choreography he has.
Of course with this band we have a production that a band would dream of and I feel one aspect that is often overlooked is how the band use their fan’s lightsticks (or army bombs) to light up the venue. Yes, they do cost each person going in £45 but I feel without these sticks you lose a dimension of the show. Each stick connects to the beat and mood of the song, changing colour and filling the stadium with light – the room turning purple (purple is the colour of love, according to V from BTS and it’s stuck!) is such an incredible thing to watch during ‘So What’ and the room looked like a meteor shower as the audience led a mexican wave. (The giant leopards, are pretty cool too).
Incredibly supportive fans (my sister got quite emotional and there were people asking her if she was okay), an incredible level of production including fireworks, lighting and a bouncy slide, with a powerful collection of songs. this is a band that I am not sure are heading towards, but whatever it is, we should be watching them, as I think we will be watching history being made.
Thinking Lyrically. 