South Korean record label Big Hit Music has finally dropped the schedule for this year’s annual Festa festivities leading up to BTS’ 11th-anniversary celebration on 13 June 2024.
The event officially kicked off on 2 June 2024, with the Festa poster release setting the tone for the week-long event.
BTS Festa is a month-long online event held by the K-pop group to celebrate the anniversary of their debut, annually with their fans — Adorable Representative M.C. For Youth, aka ARMY.
All the Festa 2024 events BTS has planned for their 11th anniversary
BTS’ online concert Bang Bang Con
Festa 2024 will also bring back BTS’ yearly concert, “Bang Bang Con” — a pay-per-view streaming concert by BTS that was first streamed on 14 June 2020.
It recorded over 756,000 paid viewers from 107 regions that year and became the most-watched music concert live stream of all time, according to Guinness World Records.
Jungkook’s new song for ARMY
On 3 June 2024, Big Hit Music also announced that Jungkook is all set to release a new song called “Never Let Go” for ARMY, on the occasion of BTS’ 11th anniversary celebrations.
Jungkook, who has previously released multiple Festa songs, including the 2022 hit “My You”, is here with “Never Let Go,” this year. The band’s agency described the song as “a heartfelt tribute to Jungkook’s fans encapsulating the message ‘to never let go of each other’s hands’.” They added that it is “a token of gratitude for the boundless love from ARMY all over the world.”
The new song “Never Let Go” drops on 7 June 2024, at 1:00 pm KST (9:30 am IST).
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Meanwhile, the Festa activities scheduled for release on 5 and 7 June 2024 show icons related to camera and music, stirring curiosity among BTS fans. Not to forget the cryptic messages like “ARMY” and “SEE YOU” on their timeline that hint at more surprises.
Jin’s special meet and greet for BTS ARMY
It comes without surprise that BTS member Jin’s return from the military makes Festa 2024 all the more special for ARMY.
On 2 June 2024, Big Hit Music unveiled Jin’s plans to hold an exclusive in-person event for BTS’ 11th-anniversary celebrations. The agency shared, “Hello. This is BIGHIT MUSIC. We are excited to announce an in-person event led by BTS member Jin to celebrate 2024 FESTA. This event was prepared to fulfil Jin’s wish to spend meaningful time with ARMY in person on BTS’s debut day. We invite you to join us as we express our gratitude for your unwavering love for BTS.”
Jin, who is scheduled to be discharged from his mandatory military services a day before the event, will join the fans for the meet and greet at Seoul’s Jamsil Arena on 13 June 2024.
According to Big Hit Music, there will also be a special raffle that will provide unique opportunities for fans to engage in an intimate exchange with Jin, either through ‘light hugs’ or ‘handshakes’, depending on their personal preference.
Following the fan meet-up, Jin will host an exclusive showcase streamed live on HYBE’s exclusive artist-fan app Weverse. The live stream will only be available to ARMY membership holders.
(Hero and Featured image: Courtesy Weverse)
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