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BTS is on the verge of getting “canceled” after their latest concert.
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The boy group, which is currently on the US leg of their ARIRANG World Tour, recently performed at the Allegiant Stadium in Nevada.
The wait is over!!!
BTS is back at the Allegiant Stadium
1st song of the night #Hooligan #bts_worldtour_arirang_Allegiant_D1#BTS @BTS_twt @bts_bighit pic.twitter.com/QJZdedNoUn
— ARMY is 4 BTS ⊙⊝⊜ ᵦₜₛ ᵧₑₐᵣ ⊙⊝⊜ TeamBTS (@kpoptart3) May 24, 2026
Their current concert format includes an encore section where a DJ plays random BTS songs that the members then have to perform spontaneously, without any prior rehearsal or practice. The songs are randomly selected by the DJ, and hence, every stop gets a different setlist.
During their first night at Allegiant, BTS’s DJ started playing “Permission to Dance,” and the camera caught RM and Jungkook’s faces scrunching funnily.
i’m in fucking tears THEY DID NOT WANT THIS SONGBWJDBBF pic.twitter.com/iynMkrGkBZ
— am⁷ (@vjungist) May 24, 2026
The clip immediately spread on social media, with ARMYs joking that the two probably “hated” the song, and hence reacted that way. Some also jokingly talked about “canceling” BTS for being “PTD haters.”
I don’t play when it comes to ptd https://t.co/82F7yGUp1E pic.twitter.com/Ntkg5EwrIG
— PURPLE DINOSAURIRANG⁷ IS JOBLESS (@aleecee7) May 24, 2026
ptd hate in the big 2026???? idc if ur the maker of the song YOURE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT https://t.co/pjeSQrkQX9
— arshia⁷ | yoongi misser (@cyclingwithjoon) May 24, 2026
they did not want the dj to spin that shit https://t.co/FhbToSxS7S pic.twitter.com/SbS5By5G5C
— cee (@thvconic) May 24, 2026
Let’s cancel them cuz I can’t take any slander against any of the BTS song ☝🏻 https://t.co/ella2pVKix
— Pisces⁷ (@OnlyForBtsRicha) May 24, 2026
“PTD is shite & I don’t want the DJ to spin it” I say into the mic.
The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when 2 voices speak and command silence from the room.
“She’s right,” they say. I look for the owners of the voices. There in the 5th row stands Namkook themselves. https://t.co/SAsr90Tm2S
— k🪭⁷ (@tokyomoonchild7) May 24, 2026
namkook u would be so cancelled on army twt https://t.co/yMiWenx54J
— ayo suga⁷ (@myoongivers) May 24, 2026
However, the clip also sparked some serious discourse, with many speculating that the reaction was probably due to the members being aware that some of their own fans dislike the song.
OR they know exactly how y’all react to it which is so sad https://t.co/lrxGmaaXAq pic.twitter.com/aCJ4dTVULu
— borahaegas (@kosmotans) May 24, 2026
or maybe they just feel uncomfy about it now since some of yall are so excessively hateful about it all the time …. https://t.co/aw9LWB9Ech
— amb ⁷ 🐈⬛ is seeing bts! (@yoorono_) May 24, 2026
I kinda fear they don’t want it because they know the reaction is bad when this plays and not because they don’t like it https://t.co/lm01TN9DLK
— mimi⁷ SEEING BTS (@_jmyg__) May 24, 2026
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