BTS cancel South Korea tour dates due to coronavirus fears

The K-pop band were scheduled to launch their world tour with a handful of dates in Seoul

BTS have cancelled a run of South Korean dates on their forthcoming world tour following the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

The popular K-pop boyband were scheduled to play in Seoul this April as part of their “Map of the Soul” tour.

However, the four performances at the Olympic Stadium – on 11, 12, 18 and 19 April – have been called off.

The entertainment company Big Hit Entertainment announced the news, saying: “Plans for Map of the Soul Tour — Seoul included the involvement of a number of global production companies and a large group of expert international crew, with over 200,000 concertgoers expected to attend.”

“However, the current global coronavirus (COVID-19) has made it impossible at this time to predict the scale of the outbreak during the dates of the concert in April, alongside increasing uncertainty about the cross-border movement of concert staff and equipment.”

More than 2,000 people have been infected with coronavirus in South Korea.

BTS are still scheduled to perform at London’s Twickenham stadium on 3 and 4 July 2020.