Imagine showing up at the Guggenheim Museum on a random Wednesday morning and finding BTS performing a secret concert. Yep, that actually happened.
Before hitting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the K-Pop superstars—RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook—dropped two new tracks from their album ARIRANG in the museum's famous main lobby. It was a seriously cool, unannounced gig for about 150 lucky fans.
Phones were a no-go, keeping the whole thing super exclusive. RM, who was nursing an ankle injury from a show in Seoul, still danced for their track "SWIM" before taking a seat for "2.0." Talk about dedication.
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Start Your News DetoxThis whole hush-hush event was part of the rollout for ARIRANG, which just came out this March. It's their first full album since Be back in 2020, so fans have been waiting for this.
Later, one of the Guggenheim performances even aired on Fallon, with the second one showing up the next night. It's a clever way to launch new music and make fans feel like they're in on a secret. Plus, who gets to say they saw BTS at the Guggenheim?
