BTS Fans Won’t Be Able to Clap, Cheer or Stand Up When the Boy Band Performs in South Korea

BTS fans won’t be able to clap or cheer for the boy band during the group’s upcoming concert shows in South Korea.

No clapping, no cheering and no standing up. Those are the rules for fans who want to see their favorite 7-member K-pop music group. The rules are a part of South Korea’s COVID-19 guidelines, NME reports. In addition, each show will have a limit of 15,000 attendees even though the stadium can reach 70,000 in capacity. 

In response, the group’s management company Big hit issues a statement for their concerts in Seoul next week, which will be held at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium on March 10 through the 12. “Cheering loudly, yelling, chanting and standing up during ‘BTS Permission To Dance On Stage – Seoul’ is strictly prohibited according to government guidelines,” the statement reads.

To emulate applause, fans will be given clappers, the news outlet reports. “Seating for the in-person performance will comply with spacing guidelines mandated by local government performance venue Covid-19 control measures,” said Big Hit Music.