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An event was held in China to celebrate the 8th anniversary of BTS' debut.
There were so many fans that there were not enough seats.
Chinese authorities have continued to impose sanctions on BTS since they spoke about the Korean War in their past award speeches, but they do not seem to be able to stop the enthusiasm of Chinese fans.
Correspondent Kim Ji-sung from Beijing reported.
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Today (6th) around 1pm in front of the Korean Cultural Center in Beijing.
There was a long line even though it was over an hour before the start of the event.
[I came in the morning.
(What time in the morning?) 10:30.]
[(Why do you like BTS
?) Handsome
, so handsome.
The message from BTS is to love yourself.
I like BTS!] We take
pictures together in front of BTS photos, sing BTS songs together, and dance along to BTS dances.
This event was jointly prepared by the Korea Tourism Organization and BTS' Chinese fan club to commemorate the 8th anniversary of BTS' debut.
The two-day event drew more than 1,000 fans.
There were not enough seats, so I had to sit on the floor and watch the event, and a citizen who could not enter reported to the police to let them in, so the police were dispatched.
[Yujinho / Korea Tourism Beijing NYSE: fans directly Photo yiradeunga sending them her treasured itgoyo exhibited in this place, and so did not know and show the explosive reaction (I was surprised) -
Chinese authorities have recently famous sitcom 'Friends' in China Weibo, the largest social media in China, also suspended the BTS Chinese fan club account for a month.
The number of BTS fan club members in China has reached 1.21 million.
Despite the Chinese authorities' sanctions, BTS' popularity in China is not waning.
(Video coverage: Choi Deok-hyun, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa)