BTS to celebrate New Year with first live show since Covid-19 shut-down

BTS had to call off its tour of nearly 40 concerts in Asia, Europe and the United States, which had been due to begin in April, as the coronavirus spread around the world. Photo: Reuters

South Korean boyband sensation BTS will welcome in the New Year with its first live concert since it was forced to call off a world tour because of the novel coronavirus, Bit Hit Entertainment, said on Thursday (Nov 12).

The concert - 2021 New Year's Eve Live - will be on Dec 31 just outside the South Korean capital, Seoul, and will include other groups on the Big Hit label including NU'EST, GFriend and ENHYPEN.