South Korea's Democratic Party Representative Ahn Min Seok once again expressed his interest for BTS to perform at a concert in Pyongyang, North Korea. Big Hit Entertainment remained mum about the assemblyman's request until it recently gave a brief statement about the issue.
Big Hit Entertainment neither confirmed nor denied Ahn Min Seok's request for the BTS to perform in North Korea. Instead, it gave a short statement about it. "At this moment in time, we have nothing to say regarding this concert," it said, per AllKpop.
The concert in question is reportedly for the celebration of Pyongyang Joint Declaration's first anniversary in September. The historical event happened during the North-South Korean summit last year.
Ahn is eager to assemble a concert in Pyongyang featuring BTS and other Korean artists. He revealed he already approached the group about his planned event before 2018 ended. The politician asked the group if they could adjust their schedule to accommodate the Pyongyang Joint Declaration's first-anniversary celebration.
Ahn continued to say that his main goal is to have BTS perform in Pyongyang to share the K-pop culture with North Korean people. The event could be a solo concert for the group or with different artists. But if the "Fake Love" hitmakers couldn't make it, he said he would get other South Korean performers to grace the event.
According to Soompi, the planned concert is set to be held at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium or the May Day Stadium. It is currently the largest concert ground in the world that can hold 150,000 people.
Meanwhile, it is not the first time that Ahn showed his interest for BTS to perform in Pyongyang. He even shared the same sentiments last year.
Fans, on the other hand, have mixed response about the issue as some of them didn't like the idea of BTS performing in Pyongyang. They said that the group should never be used as a tool for political stuff.
However, if ever BTS's performance in Pyongyang pushes through, it is also not the first time that a South Korean performer graced the North Korean stage. Other K-pop idols already performed in the country like Red Velvet, the first girl group that entertained their fans in the state since 2003.
Ahn is the chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Culture, Sports, and Tourism. He is also the leader of his party's special committee on inter-Korean cultural and sports cooperation.
