The 10 Most Beautiful Moments Of BTS’ Love Yourself Tour

The concept of Post-Concert Depression has often been used to describe the emotional comedown of seeing a live show, because the euphoria wears off and reality of regular, everyday life sets in. Although for the 40,000 fans who witnessed BTS’ historic concert at Citi Field on Saturday night (October 6), a different emotion comes to mind: hope.

BTS ended the North American leg of their Love Yourself tour at the packed Queens stadium, a momentous first for a Korean act. And yes it was truly a night of celebration and reflection for the chart-topping sort and their diverse fans (called ARMY). "This is only the starting of our most cute moment in life," leader and rapper RM reminded the exceptionally amped crowd soon after kicking things off with the anthemic "Idol," the group’s most recent, and most rambunctious, single.

Since making their debut in 2013, the seven members of BTS — RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook — have continued to defy the odds, shattering YouTube records, debuting atop the Billboard 200 twice, and revolutionizing the globalization of Korean music.

Seeing them stay in concert, it's easy to be able to see why.

With their Love Yourself tour, BTS have created an experience so captivating, inclusive, and thus visually stunning that it’s cemented the boy musical group as one of the most vital acts in pop music today. The two-and-a-half-hour set featured highlights from the group’s Love Yourself era — and one fire medley (no pun intended) — weaving with each other an intimate narrative of love and acceptance through a mix of musical genres, crisp choreographies, eye catching visuals, and undeniable charm.

Blame it on the chorus of voices singing "you've shown me I have reasons I should love myself" while hues of pinks and purples lit up the stadium, their echoes filling the air like a warm embrace. Or the way BTS themselves basked in the enormity of the moment, delivering fan-service and finger hearts with complete sincerity. (Jimin was even moved to tears.) However it was impossible to leave Citi Field and not feel energized by it all.

BTS ask their fans to look inward, to take their universal message and mirror on their own state of being — to know that just because you don't love yourself today doesn't mean you can't love yourself tomorrow. In doing so, they acknowledge that a pretty moment in life isn't just one moment, although rather a series of moments. So let's take a look at some of the most cute moments of the Love Yourself tour:

J-Hope set the mood

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Bangtan's resident hype man and mood-maker, J-Hope, set the night off right with an exuberant efficiency of "Trivia 起: Just Dance." The funky future-bass track was the initial of the night's solo stages and so had a lot to complete, sustaining the energy of the opener while also establishing the rapper as a dynamic force unto himself. Oh, and he can really bust a move.

Jungkook kept the party going

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Youngest member Jungkook delivered a playful solo stage with "Euphoria," a dreamy pop song that really should have been a solitary with its radio-friendly EDM hook. Co-written by RM, the track is a bubbly ode to young love, and it also was a confident showcase for Jungkook, who served vocals and choreography with staggering bravado.

Jimin made each person swoon

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"Serendipity," Jimin’s soft R&B ballad, put the performer’s fluid duality on full display, as he toed the line between sweet and sensual — his airy, ethereal vocals grounded by the sharp precision of his PG-13 moves.

RM channeled his idols

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There’s something effortless about RM. His flow. His swagger. His unflappable leadership. It’s how he can get a group of thousands to their feet with nothing although a mic. Because the group’s main rapper, RM's deep, easy flow and clever wordplay have become some of the most distinct characteristic of the group's sonic DNA. And with "Trivia 承: Love," RM delivered both — a hype hip-hop track with deep emotional resonance, not unlike the work of his New York heroes. "The music place on Earth here changed my life," he mentioned, "made me dream, and gave me a new life."

V's gravitational pull

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BTS doesn’t have a central figure, nevertheless as a performer, V comes close. The vocalist and visual has the freedom to seduce an entire crowd with a solitary look. While in his sultry efficiency of "Singularity," even the most subtle movements — a caress here, a glance there — were met with awe and fervent screams. It's this intimate relationship with the camera that makes him so fascinating to watch, his charisma pulling fans into his magnetic field one eyebrow quirk at a time.

Suga had something to prove

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Known for his slick tongue technology, lead rapper and producer Suga is a little bit of a chameleon. Case in point: "Trivia 轉: Seesaw," a standout efficiency that saw the rapper trade in his signature aggressive fashion for a melodic R&B flow, cool choreography, and also a vibey disco beat. And with it, the detailed performer turned his perceived weaknesses — his vocal ability and dancing prowess — into strengths before attacking the crowd with his electric verse in "Tear."

Jin's vocal talents soared

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Fan chants are a common segment of the live experience in K-pop. Although eldest member Jin obtained a special distinction on Saturday night, becoming the only member to inspire his own fan chant. As Jin sat in back of the piano to deliver the first verse of "Epiphany," a chorus of "KIM SEOKJIN" reverberated around the stadium. And the early praise proved to be well-earned. The ballad was a sneaky show-stopper, Jin's powerhouse vocals soaring into the night sky.

Jin might not directly be the group's flashiest member, although that's OK; he doesn't need much to stun each person into silence.

The medley set the stadium ablaze

BTS may be one of the greatest acts in music at the moment, yet Bangtan haven't forgotten their humble beginnings. The mid-show medley of "Boyz With Fun," "Attack On Bangtan," "Fire," "Baepsae," and "Dope" had the crowd on their feet because the order attacked the fan-favorite tracks with personality and precision.

Suga or might not have spoiled their 2019 plans

Leave it to Suga to boast about the group's future accomplishments before they've even happened nevertheless. While in the members' final farewells to the crowd, the rapper assured fans that Citi Field was "just the starting before alluding to a potential U.S. Stadium tour in 2019. "Maybe next year... I’ll leave that up to you guys’ imagination. For us, we dreamed a dream so you guys considered it, and right now we're here. Let’s visualize each other next year." That sounds promising.

RM brought the message residence

What does it mean to love yourself? And more importantly, where does one even begin? According to RM, these are questions no one has the answers to. The method of loving yourself is a journey that never really ends, however through music and through moments of togetherness, the response becomes a little bit clearer.

"Through this Love Yourself tour, I am finding how to love myself," RM mentioned as he addressed the crowd at Citi Field for the final time. "I didn’t know anything about loving myself, nevertheless you guys taught me through your eyes, through your love, through your tweets, through your words — you guys taught me, and I began to love myself...

So I'd like to mention one thing: Please use me, please use BTS, to love yourself."

Looking out at the sea of smiling faces in the crowd — faces of all ages and ethnicities, from all walks of life — there's hope that they are going to.