Seoul, March 17, 2026 (AFP) - BTS say they're 'just country kids' ahead of comeback mega-gig

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K-pop megastars BTS still see themselves as "country kids from South Korea", according to a trailer for a new documentary released Tuesday ahead of their huge comeback concert this weekend. More than a quarter of a million fans are expected to throng central Seoul on Saturday for BTS's open-air gig, the first performance in almost four years by the boy band seen as the biggest in the world. A day before, the group's fifth studio album, "ARIRANG"......

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