BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ IN NORTH AMERICA Part 1 Sketch

What happened

BTS’s official channel released a backstage sketch showing rehearsals, performance adjustments, and member interactions during the Tampa and El Paso stops of the “ARIRANG” North American tour.

Why Koreans care

The repeated “수고하셨습니다” and “고생하셨습니다” are Korean work-culture rituals acknowledging everyone’s shared labor, not merely casual goodbyes. The discussion about removing V’s “Let’s go!” also shows the group’s team-oriented performance culture: even senior members receive direct peer feedback, but criticism is softened with phrases such as “I worried you might be hurt.”

In the Korean comments

Fandom — The sole provided Korean comment focuses on access to the offstage story rather than judging the performances: “It’s so fun seeing the stories behind it like this.” With only one comment supplied, no majority/minority split or disagreement can be established.

What the words mean

The exchange over “Let’s go!” may look like personal tension, but the Korean wording frames it as careful creative feedback. “I worried you might be hurt” explains the earlier silence, while the immediate “Okay, I won’t do it” signals acceptance of a staging note: the members think the song’s opening should remain restrained and “carry weight.”