SEOUL — Kpop supergroup BTS launches its global concert tour on Thursday (April 9) in the South Korean city of Goyang, after the group's comeback single topped rankings worldwide.

BTS's World Tour Arirang officially starts with three nights in Goyang, on April 9, 11 and 12, and will take in 34 cities across the world in a new record for the most tour dates by a Kpop artist.