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Is that K-pop boy band BTS hiding behind the masks?

STORYThe Korea Times
BTS members J-Hope (left) and Suga wear masks at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday after the boy band arrived back in South Korea after performing concerts in North America and Europe as part of its world tour. Photo: Yonhap
BTS members J-Hope (left) and Suga wear masks at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday after the boy band arrived back in South Korea after performing concerts in North America and Europe as part of its world tour. Photo: Yonhap
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  • Three members of group wear specially made shirts, with a tribute to their ‘Army’ fans, as they arrive back after concerts in Europe and North America

BTS, the internationally acclaimed K-pop boy band, arrived back in South Korea on Tuesday after a series of sell-out concerts in North America and Europe.

The seven members of the group – wearing hats and with their faces hidden behind masks – waved to a huge crowd of ecstatic waiting fans at the arrival gate at Incheon International Airport.

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Three of the band, J-Hope, Jimin and V, had a treat for fans, too.

They wore specially made white shirts with a tribute to their fans, known as the “Army”, written inside a large pink heart on the back.

BTS’s J-Hope wears a mask and a presumably self-made shirt, featuring the image of his fellow band member Jimin alongside Korean writing. Photo: Yonhap
BTS’s J-Hope wears a mask and a presumably self-made shirt, featuring the image of his fellow band member Jimin alongside Korean writing. Photo: Yonhap

The presumably self-designed shirts showed a photo of Jimin, surrounded by Korean writing on the front, saying “Bang Tan So Nyeon Dan” along the top, which is BTS spelt out in Korean, “Root for you” and “I love you” on the arms, and “Park Ji-min” underneath, which is Jimin’s real name.

BTS is enjoying huge success around the world, after twice topping the US Billboard album chart this year, and also being featured on the cover of Time magazine.

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