The K-pop group BTS on March 10 will hold its first "BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul" concert since the COVID-19 pandemic at the main stadium of Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. (Big Hit Music's official Facebook page)

By Yoo Yeon Gyeong and Lee Jihae

The K-pop group BTS is hosting a concert in Korea for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The group's management agency Big Hit Music on March 10 said BTS on March 10, 12 and 13 will hold concerts titled "BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul" at the main stadium of Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul's Songpa-gu District.

This will mark the group's first concert in Seoul since October 2019.

The March 10 and 13 concerts are slated to be held offline and online through livestreaming. The March 12 event will be livestreamed at movie theaters around the world.

Each concert will accommodate 15,000 attendees for a total of 45,000 over the three performances, the most allowed since the pandemic's outbreak and three times the permissible capacity for an indoor concert of 4,000.

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