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BTS drew 1,500 fans to its first Brazil event in 2014
BTS held its first Brazil event in São Paulo on August 1, 2014, a year after the group debuted.
The seven members were still new, and about 1,500 fans attended the fan meeting, far fewer than the roughly 250,000 people at three sold-out shows in São Paulo this week.
Fan Isabela N. says the queue was calm, but the crowd inside became so packed that people struggled to breathe and some fainted or stumbled.
The event mixed songs from the group's first two albums with games and audience interactions, while fans sang along in Korean and brought gifts.
The meeting showed how BTS was building a fan base beyond South Korea, including through social media and overseas performances.
The group returned to Brazil the following year for its The Red Bullet tour, which drew about 6,000 people.
BTS held its first Brazil event on 1 August 2014, drawing 1,500 fans to a fan meeting in São Paulo.
The group had been active for about a year and was still little known at the time.
Fan Isabela N. recalled an orderly queue but a crowded, hectic scene near the stage.
The event included live performances, games with fans and a chance to greet the members.
BTS returned to Brazil the following year for its “The Red Bullet” tour, attracting about 6,000 people.
- Who
- BTS and about 1,500 fans attended.
- What
- BTS held its first Brazil event, a fan meeting combining live performances and audience interaction.
- When
- 1 August 2014.
- Where
- Via Marquês, in western São Paulo, Brazil.
- Why
- BTS was seeking to build a fan base outside South Korea.
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Isabela N. began following BTS when the group debuted.
BTS held its first Brazil event, a fan meeting in São Paulo attended by 1,500 people.
BTS returned to Brazil with “The Red Bullet” tour, attracting about 6,000 people.
- Attendance
- 1,500 people
- Date
- 1 August 2014
- Venue
- Via Marquês, São Paulo
- Event length
- About one and a half hours
- Following year’s tour
- The Red Bullet”; about 6,000 attendees
What people are saying
We have only been active for a year, and we thought no one would come to the fan meeting, so we are shocked by the number of fans who came today.
It was constant pushing and shoving.
What shocks me most when I think about this fan meeting today is that they picked about five fans to go on stage and play with them.