Seoul - Internationally acclaimed South Korean boy band BTS has
cancelled concerts planned for April in Seoul due to the coronavirus
outbreak in the country.
It was impossible to predict the scale of the outbreak for the
concert dates, the band's agents, Big Hit Entertainment, said. South
Korea has reported the highest number of infections outside China,
reaching more than 2,000 on Friday.
The four concerts from BTS's "Map of the Soul Tour," scheduled
between April 11-19, would have been the kick-off of the band's world
tour. The first of the boy band's US shows is scheduled for April 25.
They are scheduled to perform in some European countries and in Japan
by the end of September.
Founded in 2013, BTS is one of South Korea's most successful K-Pop
exports.
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