BTS kicked off their tour with a wild LA show and their fans were in heaven

Human-sized bubbles, a bouncy house, and giant panther statues — oh my!
By Rachel Kraus  on 
BTS kicked off their tour with a wild LA show and their fans were in heaven
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The K-Pop boy band BTS rode the ever-stronger wave of popularity breaking on U.S. shores straight to the Rose Bowl on Saturday. From the looks of their tricked out performance, the boiz gave their mega-fans a night to remember.

BTS kicked off their “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” tour with a sold-out show at the Pasadena, CA stadium in front of a crowd of 60,000. With a Saturday Night Live appearance and a record-breaking collaboration with Halsey, the group is being hailed as one of the first K-Pop stars to break out in the US.

At the Rose Bowl on Saturday, there were giant panther statues, a bounce house, fireworks, holographic hearts, and a human-sized plastic bubble — along with singing, rapping, dancing, and levitating group members.

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Fans did not take pains to contain their excitement on social media for the wild show that BTS put on.

Even Nick Jonas was in the audience, bopping along from on high. Boy bands gotta support boy bands!

It also caused a fair amount of FOMO and appreciation from afar for people not lucky enough to attend.

The Rose Bowl will clearly never be the same.

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Rachel Kraus

Rachel Kraus is a Mashable Tech Reporter specializing in health and wellness. She is an LA native, NYU j-school graduate, and writes cultural commentary across the internetz.


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