About this episode

The episode discusses BTS's performance in Paris as part of their European tour and their rise in the K-pop industry.

The Korean superstar boyband is wrapping up the European leg of their Arirang album tour in the French capital before dates in North and South America. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the K-pop phenomenon’s meteoric rise.

Topics covered

• K-pop
• BTS
• music tour
• European tour
• cultural phenomenon

Keywords

• BTS
• K-pop
• Paris
• Arirang album tour
• music
• concert
• European tour

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BTS

Places: Paris, stade de France, France, North America, South America

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