Fans have debated the differences from previous concerts.
Koreaboo
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On April 9, BTS kicked off their massive ARIRANG world tour with the first of three nights in Goyang.
This is the group’s first world tour in several years, and fans waited in anticipation to see what the concert would include.
Aspects like the stage set up, members’ audience involvement and more gained attention throughout the night.
SEOKJIN LETTING ARMY SING MIKROKOSMOS 🎤 pic.twitter.com/V3xM8vw3CV
— jin files (@seokjinfile) April 9, 2026
IDOL Parade 🔥🔥🔥
🔗https://t.co/gPxd99c2Ua pic.twitter.com/udfiIHTHiP
— HobiCasa ⊙⊝⊜ARIRANG l🏊♂️🔴 YOUR, MY HOPE💖👟 (@HobiCasa) April 9, 2026
However, a part of the show has left some fans feeling disappointed.
One of the most anticipated reveals was the show’s setlist, which includes tracks from the new album, and a few older classics like “Fake Love” and “Mikrokosmos.”
Arirang Setlist – Final:
#1 Hooligan
#2 Aliens
#3 Run BTS
[BTS speaking]
#4 don’t know ’bout us
#5 Like Animals
#6 Fake Love
#7 SWIM
#8 Merry Go Round
[VCR]
#9 2.0
#10 NORMAL
[BTS speaking]
#11 Not Today
#12 Mic Drop
#13 FYA
#14 Fire
[BTS speaking]
#15 Body to Body
#16 IDOL…
— Nicolle⁷ (@EgosShadow7) April 9, 2026
Though favorite songs vary from person to person, many fans expressed disappointment with the setlist, wishing for more older tracks.
okay so
this is really disappointing, ngl pic.twitter.com/hS0SQDTNPw
— jk girlie♡ ʷᶦˡˡ ˢᵉᵉ ʲᵏ ¹² ⁰⁷ ²⁰²⁶ (@JE0NBOY97) April 9, 2026
no just one day, dna, dimple, dope, spine breaker, pied piper, house of cards, boy in luv. WTF IS THIS BUM SETLIST 😔 https://t.co/iPVGevBhtV
— milk (@milkdurr) April 9, 2026
no dancing aside, i just wanna talk to who picked the setlist. like i get it’s arirang tour, but this is a bit.. https://t.co/29JFhx1RhA
— rina⁷ is seeing bts! (@koobisnack) April 9, 2026
Some also pointed out the lack of choreography in the songs, though it was attributed to the rain and safety reason.
i’m assuming the rain is why they avoided choreography today for safety reasons, because there’s no way the whole setlist is meant to have no dancing. then what’s the point of a 360 stage.
— Kai (@rsndjk) April 9, 2026
However, many came to the group’s defense, reminding of the rain, but also seeing the chosen songs as part of BTS’s new start post-military service.
i like that the setlist consists of mainly songs from arirang with a sprinkle of older songs because i think it’s such a good move forward for bts especially when they’re trying to embrace change and step into a new phase of their career. this is not an eras tour and i like that
— ayesha (@whooperjin) April 9, 2026
now that jimin brought up his worries and wants feedback, let’s address it. yalls main complaints being setlist and choreo. arirang tour having songs mainly from [checks notes] arirang album. wow! shocker! this tour is not about nostalgia, it’s about bts 2.0. change your outlook+
— ree⁷ (@jkyoongs) April 9, 2026
Just to let newer army know
– the show is around 2.5h, similar to their previous tours
-they tend to have different setlists with 2-5 different songs for day 1/day 2/day 3
-we have just ot7 songs this time
-they mix choreo + not choreo performances in all concerts. i do believe…
— Nicolle⁷ (@EgosShadow7) April 9, 2026