BTS Arirang concert screenings come to 18 GSC cinemas on 25 and 31 October

ARMY in Malaysia do not need a flight to South America. BTS's Buenos Aires concert screens at 18 GSC cinemas from Sunday 25 October, and São Paulo follows from Saturday 31 October, both as delayed and encore screenings, according to GSC's promotion page.

From the stadium to a GSC hall

The concerts themselves are part of the Arirang world tour, named after the group's latest album. The Star reported in April that the tour spans 85 shows in 34 cities and began in RM's hometown of Goyang, a month after the group first took the stage together again following military service. Bernama reported that the Latin American leg includes Buenos Aires on 23 and 24 October and São Paulo on 28, 30 and 31 October. The Malaysian screenings come after those shows, which is why GSC labels them delayed rather than live. TGV's listing for the Buenos Aires screening calls it the first BTS live viewing broadcast from South America and gives it 195 minutes with English subtitles; TGV also lists it at six of its own cinemas.

For a fan deciding, that runtime is the main practical fact: more than three hours, so an evening screening is a late night.

Where, and the fan gift

GSC lists the 18 cinemas: six in Kuala Lumpur (Aurum The Exchange TRX, Aurum The Gardens Mall, Mid Valley Megamall, LaLaport BBCC, MyTown and KL East Mall), 1 Utama and IOI Mall Damansara in Petaling Jaya, IOI City Mall and IOI City Mall 2 in Putrajaya, Gurney Plaza and Sunway Carnival in Penang, Aman Central in Alor Setar, Ipoh Parade, AEON Bandaraya Melaka, Mid Valley Southkey and Paradigm Mall in Johor Bahru, and Kuantan City Mall. Each live viewing ticket bought on GSC's website, app or kiosk earns one fan gift, first come, first served, redeemed at the cinema only on the day and at the time of the show.

The rest of HYBE's week

The day before, Saturday 24 October, GSC opens HYBE Cine Fest: concert films of Seventeen World Tour 'New_', which GSC says marks the group's tenth anniversary since debut, Enhypen World Tour 'Blood Saga', from the Seoul concert that began that tour, and Tomorrow X Together World Tour 'Act: Tomorrow', plus a 3D sing-along called HYBE Cheering Party. Each ticket at 13 GSC cinemas comes with a postcard, or a sticker set for the sing-along, while stocks last. This site's listings give the concert films 100 minutes and the sing-along 60.

Before you book

Prices and start times are not published in the sources above; they appear on each booking page. The Buenos Aires screening page and the Seventeen page will list every GSC session as they are published.