#BTSatGayoDaechukje Trends Ahead of K-pop Group's Final Performance in Korea for 2019

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K-pop royalty BTS are getting ready for one of their final performances of 2019 at a music festival in South Korea on Friday.

The boy band are due to take to the stage around 11 p.m. (local time) at the 2019 KBS Gayo Daechukje (also known as the KBS Song Festival) which is being aired on the KBS television channel in South Korea. K-pop fans outside the country can catch the show at the official KBS World TV YouTube channel, where it is currently being live-streamed.

The group are expected to deliver a "comfortable but sexy" performance, the band said during a press call ahead of the show.

The star-studded music showcase features performances from a host of K-pop artists including GOT7, ITZY, MONSTA X, TWICE, NU'EST, RED VELVET, BTS, SEVENTEEN, NCT 127, NCT DREAM, Stray Kids, THE BOYZ, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Golden Child, MAMAMOO, Ga In Song, ASTRO, EVERGLOW, Apink, N.Flying, GFRIEND, Oh My Girl, GWSN and CHUNG HA.

BTS fans have taken to social media to share their excitement over the band ahead of the upcoming performance using the hashtag #BTSatGayoDaechukje, which has been trending on Twitter, along with #KBSGayoDaeChukJe2019.

Several have been commenting on the band's looks during the press photo call, including BTS member Jin's glasses, which were reportedly trending on Twitter in South Korea just minutes after Jin arrived.

Others have commented on the jolly mood of the group as they appeared on stage with other K-pop stars during a performance by another artist. Some band members were seen dancing in sync and blowing air kisses to the audience, while others twirled each other around to the beat of the song being performed.

"When i tell you BTS sets the mood at every show they attend #BTSatGayoDaechukje," wrote @BTSGIobal.

"MY LUNGS SKSKS. KBS did a special trot song performance that featured all the artists that attended during BTS, the singer sang "world star bangtan sonyeondan" and JINKOOK'S REACTION LMAO I'M CACKLING #BTSatGayoDaechukje," wrote @sugakookids.

When i tell you BTS sets the mood at every show they attend#BTSatGayoDaechukje

https://t.co/2DOcUSRIGX

— emel⁷ (@BTSGIobal) December 27, 2019

"Taehyung [BTS member] is breathtaking and undeniably gorgeous!!! #BTSatGayoDaechukje," wrote @GoodestTae

"JIN WITH GLASSES!!! HE LOOK SO FINE!!!!! SIR I— #BTSatGayoDaechukje #KBSGayoDaeChukJe2019 @BTS_twt," wrote @vminggukx

JIN WITH GLASSES!!! HE LOOK SO FINE!!!!! SIR I—#BTSatGayoDaechukje #KBSGayoDaeChukJe2019 @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/98cGWqeio7

— ᴮᴱdaddeh ⁷ (@vminggukx) December 27, 2019

"THE GODDHAMN MULLET HAIR IS BACK AND IT'S A STRONGER LOOK THAN EVER #BTSatGayoDaechukje #KBSGayoDaeChukJe2019," wrote @taekookmemories.

THE GODDHAMN MULLET HAIR IS BACK AND IT'S A STRONGER LOOK THAN EVER#BTSatGayoDaechukje #KBSGayoDaeChukJe2019 pic.twitter.com/mSlj53OEjS

— taekook 💭 (@taekookmemories) December 27, 2019

"Excuse me but did he just say we should expect a "comfortable but sexy" performance....@BTS_twt #BTS #방탄소년단 #BTSatGayoDaechukje," wrote @modooborahae.

BTS's final performance of 2019 will be in New York City, performing at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, which will be airing live on December 31 at 8 p.m. (local time) on ABC.

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RM, J-Hope, V, Jungkook, Jimin, Suga, and V of BTS perform onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2019 . Getty Images
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Soo Kim is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. She covers various lifestyle stories, specializing in travel, health, home/interior design and property/real estate. Soo covered the COVID-19 pandemic extensively from 2020 to 2022, including several interviews with the chief medical advisor to the president, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Soo has reported on various major news events, including the Black Lives Matter movement, the U.S. Capitol riots, the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. and Canadian elections, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Soo is also a South Korea expert, covering the latest K-dramas—including the breakout hit Squid Game, which she has covered extensively, including from Seoul, the South Korean capital—as well as Korean films, such as the Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Past Lives, and K-pop news, to interviews with the biggest Korean actors, such as Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game and Star Wars, and Korean directors, such as Golden Globe and Oscar nominee Celine Song. Soo is the author of the book How to Live Korean, which is available in 11 languages, and co-author of the book Hello, South Korea: Meet the Country Behind Hallyu. Before Newsweek, Soo was a travel reporter and commissioning editor for the award-winning travel section of The Daily Telegraph (a leading U.K. national newspaper) for nearly a decade from 2010, reporting on the latest in the travel industry, from travel news, consumer travel and aviation issues to major new openings and emerging destinations. Soo is a graduate of Binghamton University in New York and the journalism school of City University in London, where she earned a Masters in international journalism. You can get in touch with Soo by emailing s.kim@newsweek.com . Follow her on Instagram at @miss.soo.kim or X, formerly Twitter, at @MissSooKim .Languages spoken: English and Korean

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