JIN appeared on stage for the final performance of “LIVE NATION PRESENTS COLDPLAY : MUSIC OF THE SPHERES DELIVERED BY DHL” held at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do on April 25th. It was his second guest appearance following the third performance held on the 19th.
On the same day, JIN appeared in the 'Songbook' corner and sang 'The Astronaut' with Chris Martin on guitar. He then appeared on stage wearing an alien mask for 'My Universe', a collaboration between BTS and Coldplay, before sharing the stage with Chris Martin. On the same day, BTS leader RM, singer PSY, and others were captured in the audience, attracting much attention.
After JIN finished the stage, he mentioned the matter of a complete comeback, saying, “I'll make sure that ‘BTS’ will be back soon,” to the loud cheers of the 50,000 audience members.
The connection between JIN and Coldplay is exceptional. Coldplay wrote the lyrics and composed the music for JIN's solo debut single ‘The Astronaut,’ which was released in 2022, and JIN also came on board as a special guest at ‘Coldplay's’ Buenos Aires, Argentina, concert in 2022, They have collaborated on a stage together. Prior to this, BTS and Coldplay had previously rocked the global music charts with their collaboration song 'My Universe' in 2021.
Coldplay visited Korea for the first time in about eight years since 2017, and successfully completed six performances, beginning on the 16th, 18th, 22nd, 24th, and 25th, attracting 50,000 people each time and meeting a total of 300,000 spectators over the six days. The tour was attended by 50,000 people each time, for a total of 300,000 visitors over six days.
The performances in Korea were also noted as a “parallel theory of impeachment” in that the president was impeached in both 2017 and 2025, when Coldplay visited Korea, and the country entered the early presidential election system. Furthermore, it was also noteworthy that when the group visited Korea in 2017, it was the third anniversary of the Sewol disaster, and on April 16th, the 11th anniversary of the Sewol disaster, when the first performance was staged this year.
According to 'Live Nation Korea,' the performance planning company, the LED bracelet collection rate for Coldplay's Seoul performance on April 24th was 99%, exceeding Tokyo's rate of 97%.
2025/04/26 11:44 KST
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