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Number of peak concurrent viewers on BTS online event surpasses 2.7 mln: agency
The number of peak simultaneous viewers of the latest online concert streaming event by K-pop group BTS surpassed 2.7 million, the boy band’s agency said Sunday.
The milestone figure was announced by Big Hit Music one day after “Bang Bang Con 21″ — comprised of some eight hours of back-to-back streaming of past BTS concerts and fan events — was made available for free on the band’s official YouTube channel on Saturday.
According to Big Hit, the event also generated enormous buzz online, with BTS-related keywords at one point dominating the entire list of real-time global trending keywords on Twitter during the session.
BTS has held several online streaming events under the brand Bang Bang Con. In April last year, the band showcased a concert and clips from fan meetings in a two-day streaming event that drew more than 50 million views in 24 hours.
In June, the band held its first paid online gig “Bang Bang Con: The Live,” which attracted around 756,600 viewers from 107 countries.
![This file photo, provided by Big Hit Music on March 13, 2021, shows BTS performing in the charity concert "Music On a Mission." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)](https://img9.yna.co.kr/photo/yna/YH/2021/03/13/PYH2021031302380000500_P4.jpg)
This file photo, provided by Big Hit Music on March 13, 2021, shows BTS performing in the charity concert “Music On a Mission.” (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)