[theqoo/enter-talk] THE 100K AUDIENCE ESTIMATED BY HYBE WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE ACTUAL VIEWERSHIP OF THE NETFLIX LIVE...ㄷㄷ ft. 100K AUDIENCE VS 40K VS 80K

bypannchoa March 21, 2026

BTS held ‘BTS Comeback Live: ARIRANG’ at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 21st. Opening at exactly 8:00 PM with ‘Body to Body,’ the first track from their new album, BTS performed 12 songs over approximately one hour, including the encore song ‘Microkosmos.’ According to HYBE estimates, about 104,000 people gathered in Gwanghwamun, while over 300 million people in 190 countries worldwide watched their return in real-time via Netflix.


They're claiming that 300M people watched the Netflix show live 

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1. 300M...? What kind of bullsh*t

2. Why are they so out of touch with reality?

3. Please remove me from that count 

4. ? I didn't watch it either? Please count me out 

5. What kind of blatant lie is this ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 100K people is hilarious enough, but 300M is just sh*tting around 

6. Does Netflix even have 300M subscribers?

7. I didn't watch, so please count me out from the 300M 

8. I didn't even watch it either?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ What is this?

9. First of all, 100K audience is just hilarious HYBE-yah 

10. F*ck ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I didn't watch it though 


[theqoo] WE WERE EXPECTING 260K ARMYS, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GATHER 80K... HYBE WAS EXPECTING 100K 

It is estimated that approximately 80,000 spectators flocked to the comeback concert of the idol group BTS held in the Gwanghwamun area of ​​Seoul at 8 p.m. on the 21st. This figure fell significantly short of the police's initial prediction that around 260,000 people would gather.

According to the police on that day, it was estimated that a crowd of about 77,000 to 83,000 people had gathered around the Gwanghwamun Square stage, City Hall, and Sungnyemun Gate by around 9 p.m., when the 'BTS Comeback Live: Arirang' concert concluded. The Seoul Metropolitan Government tallied that 44,000 to 48,000 people had gathered in Gwanghwamun Square based on real-time urban data. BTS's agency, HYBE, estimated that 104,000 people had assembled.


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1. From 260K > 40K > 100K > 80K ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

2. Even the real crowd, 25K is too many 

3. More like 25K ARMY with 15K civil servants

4. Why are they still trying to increase it...? Are they still performing?

5. Memorize it already, it was 25K 

6. They couldn't even fill out 40K but now, they're claiming it was 80K then 100K? ㅋ

7. The way they're rounding up 25K is so shameless

8. Stop lying 

9. I bet the reality is they were lower than 20K 

10. 




[theqoo] BTS' GWANGHWAMUN CONCERT, WRAPS UP WITHOUT ACCIDENT... "100K VS 40K" AUDIENCE ARGUMENT 


As BTS’s comeback show in Gwanghwamun concluded without major incidents despite the massive crowds, various reactions are continuing online.

According to real-time urban data from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, as of 8 PM on the 21st, approximately 40,000 to 42,000 people had gathered near Gwanghwamun and Deoksugung Palace, with crowd congestion levels classified as "crowded." Unofficial police estimates also stood at around 42,000. In contrast, the organizer, HYBE, tallied the attendance at approximately 104,000, including users from the three major telecommunication carriers and foreign visitors.

Initially, the police prepared for a response anticipating a potential crowd of up to 260,000. Metal detectors and barricades were installed at the site, and entry was controlled through multiple gates. The police deployed over 6,700 personnel, including 72 riot police units, while approximately 15,000 people, including staff from the city, autonomous districts, fire departments, and the organizers, were assigned to safety management.


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1. I saw it and even calling it 40K is an exaggeration. It wasn't even 20K 

2. It wasn't even 20K 

3. The fact, there was 25K people, but they're fabricating the 100K figure

4. The 'debate' is so one-sided. It's just a lie 

5. The fact: they rounded up 20K to 40K 

6. HYBE's know-how 

7. 20K 

8. It wasn't even 40K 

9. 1 BTS = 25K 

10. 25K (audience) + 15K (police, public servants) 


[enter-talk] BTS GWANGHWAMUN'S FINAL AUDIENCE COUNT ARTICLES 

This scam company with the stock manipulation CEO needs to stop their mediaplay


"About 38,000 people gathered at Gwanghwamun for the BTS performance... It seems it will fall short of the initial estimate."


""Foreign Media 250,000 vs. Seoul City 40,000", BTS Gwanghwamun Performance 'Audience Size' Controversy"


"According to HYBE estimates, about 104,000 people gathered in Gwanghwamun, while over 300 million people in 190 countries worldwide watched their return in real-time via Netflix."


"On the 22nd, global music media 'Rolling Stone' reported, "Last Saturday, more than 250,000 fans gathered in Seoul, setting a record for the largest public concert in Korean history." However, critics point out that this figure was quoted directly from expected numbers reported by foreign media, such as the New York Times (NYT) before the performance, without actual verification.

On the other hand, according to Seoul's real-time city data, the population near Gwanghwamun and Deoksugung Palace as of 8:30 PM on the day of the concert was calculated to be around 46,000 to 48,000 (congestion level 'crowded'). The organizer, Hybe, estimated that about 104,000 people gathered, reflecting the number of users connected to the three major telecommunication companies and the proportion of foreigners.

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Foreign media outlets are flooding with PR articles.

HYBE, ARMYs, let's have some conscience

Seoul City's report: over 40,000 people
HYBE's report: over 100,000 people
Foreign media's report: over 250,000 people?

You guys are just messing around. This is proof that HYBE has been controlling the media by entertaining fans all this time

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1. [+342, -13]
I knew this would happen ㅋㅋㅋ 260K people? Did Beatles or Michael Jackson resurrect?

2. [+335, -12]
Did they search the citizen's belongings just for this...? Is it really worth causing traffic disruptions for a week and mobilizing 10,000 civil servants for this??

3. [+327, -6]
Among them, 15,000 people deployed are civil servants...

4. [+270, -10]
It's a total waste of manpower, harm to citizens, and a national disgrace. As if things weren't bad enough, the antis are spreading the rumor that K-pop is a state project

5. [+247, -7]
Seriously, I'm speechless


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