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10,000 BTS Armys in Seoul for epic anniversary celebration

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A crowd of 10,000 ARMYs – the mega name for BTS fans – gathered at the Seoul Plaza this weekend, chanting and walking down memory lane as they watched concert footage and answered quizzes shown on a giant LED screen to build new BTS memories together. 

We love some good old dedication to the fandom. Run ARMY In Action is the first ARMYpedia offline event for fans and was held in Seoul on 10 March. Pictures of the event show the massive crowd enjoying their joint love for the Korean boyband, as they chanted and screamed while watching the big screen.

 Now, that is one big crowd (Picture: Armypedia) Big Hit Entertainment said: ‘Run ARMY In Action is an event dedicated to ARMY for all the love that fans have shown for BTS. ‘It’s a meaningful experience and place for fans to share BTS’ message and memories together.’ And if you are crying into your pillow for missing this, have no fear, as the next offline event – ARMY United in Seoul – will be held on 23 March so that fans can continue reminiscing over the special moments of the boyband and ARMYs. BTS are coming to the UK! 

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 Still, if you couldn’t make it over to Seoul for this don’t worry, because the K-pop group are playing not one, but two dates at Wembley Stadium later this year. While there’s 180,000 chances to get your hands on a prized ticket, of course, there’s always touts coming to ruin the party.
 Fifteen minutes after tickets went on sale at 8.30am for BTS’s second date at Wembley last week, tickets began popping up on resale sites for nearly £2,000. Metro.co.uk found that VIP tickets were being sold on Viagogo for £1,805 – that’s £1,575 more than the most expensive ticket available on Ticketmaster. Other tickets on the resale site, which were next to the stage, were being sold for upwards of £1,600, with other seated tickets being priced at £900. 

However, there were also tickets being sold for face value. Viagogo previously told us: ‘Viagogo does not set ticket prices, sellers set their own prices, which may be above or below the original face value. 

Where demand is high and tickets are limited, prices increase. ‘The reality is that any tickets listed at silly prices rarely if ever sell.

All tickets on Viagogo are valid and it is perfectly legal to resell a ticket or give it to someone else if you want to.’

Despite some non-ARMYs snapping up tickets, it seems a lot of fans were very happy on Friday as they managed to bag a ticket to see the IDOL singers in the flesh.