Police estimating a peak of 260,000 attendees.
Koreaboo
23 minutes ago
BTS’s free comeback concert in Gwanghwamun drew far fewer people than expected. Three hours before the 8 PM show, only around 30,000 attendees had gathered, despite police estimating a peak of 260,000.
City data reported 26,000–28,000 people near Gwanghwamun and Deoksugung Palace and 6,000–6,500 at Gwanghwamun Square.
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The venue had 22,000 seats, with entry beginning hours earlier. Police deployed thousands of officers, conducted full inspections, and controlled traffic to manage the crowd.
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These measures are now being called excessive by netizens, given the turnout.
| TheQoo
- So all that fuss was just for this?”
- “This is beyond embarrassing… You caused all that disruption just for this?”
- “They blocked everything off so people couldn’t even get in, that’s why it looks like that…”
- “Sigh…”
- “Putting everything aside, did they really need body searches and traffic control for a crowd that size?”
- “They should’ve just held it at a concert venue instead of causing all this chaos…”
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- “So this is what all that fuss was for…”
- “Huh?”
- “Doesn’t even look like 10,000 people.”
- “That’s it?”
- “They spent taxpayer money and caused all that chaos for this…”
Source: TheQoo and StarNews