Goyang to Host Offline '2025 BTS FESTA' Throughout June
J-Hope's 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' FINAL Concert on June 13-14
Jin's First Solo Fan Concert '#RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR' on June 28-29
Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Donghwan) is drawing global attention by hosting a series of large-scale BTS events throughout June.
According to Goyang Special City on June 11, the city will consecutively hold major events that global fans have been eagerly anticipating, including the offline '2025 BTS FESTA' commemorating BTS's debut, J-Hope's encore concert, and Jin's fan concert.
J-Hope will conclude his solo world tour with 'j-hope Tour ‘HOPE ON THE STAGE’ FINAL', to be held at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex on June 13 and 14. With the final stage of this tour?which has covered major cities in North America and Asia?being set in Goyang, the city's reputation as a K-POP performance destination is expected to rise even further.
During the same period, the offline '2025 BTS FESTA' event commemorating BTS's debut will take place at Exhibition Hall 2 of KINTEX in Goyang. This is the first time the offline 'BTS FESTA', which attracts countless visitors, is being held in Goyang. This event demonstrates the city's cultural infrastructure and its potential for expansion, proving Goyang's capability as an urban complex cultural city that offers not only performances but also exhibitions and experiential content.
Especially this year, photo spots themed around '2025 BTS FESTA' have been set up throughout Goyang, allowing visitors to create special memories across the city. Photo zones installed at key locations such as Ilsan Lake Park, Goyang Tourist Information Center, the parking tower at Ilsanseo-gu District Office, and plazas near KINTEX will offer an experience where the entire city transforms into a single 'festival stage'.
On June 28 and 29, Jin's first solo fan concert, '#RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR', will kick off at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Sports Complex. With a tour across Asia and the Americas scheduled to follow, Goyang is once again in the spotlight as the first city to open this global tour.
Mayor Lee Donghwan of Goyang Special City said, "I sincerely thank BTS, Korea's representative artists, for coming to Goyang," and added, "We welcome ARMYs from all over the world who will visit Goyang." He further emphasized, "This time, we will showcase Goyang's strength as a performance city built together by fans and citizens."
Taking these BTS-related events as an opportunity, Goyang Special City is implementing comprehensive city-level measures, including establishing traffic and safety plans around performance venues, operating temporary shuttle bus routes for foreign visitors, and deploying on-site administrative support teams.
‘2025 BTS FESTA’ photo sculpture set up at Hanul Square in Ilsan Lake Park. Provided by BigHit Music, HYBE
Building on its achievements in attracting mega-artist events such as Coldplay, G-Dragon, BTS, Blackpink, Oasis, and Travis Scott, Goyang plans to continue its journey toward becoming 'the city where the next stage is always awaited.'
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