BTS takes over Times Square in New York for Samsung Unpacked


NEW YORK CITY, United States - Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS took over New York’s Times Square with the premiere of a music video for Samsung Unpacked.

Samsung held its latest Unpacked global event in New York on Aug. 10 to reveal its latest gadgets: the Galaxy Z Flip4, Galaxy Z Fold4, Watch5 and Galaxy Buds2 Pro.

The music video of BTS with Samsung Galaxy was premiered at Times Square in New York City on Aug. 10 (Jonathan Hicap)

BTS poster (Jonathan Hicap)
People getting a poster of BTS at Times Square in New York City (Jonathan Hicap)

A woman shows a link after scanning a QR code to get a BTS poster at Times Square in New York City on Aug. 10 (Jonathan Hicap)

A woman distributes BTS posters at Times Square in New York City on Aug. 10 (Jonathan HIcap)

Times Square in New York City on Aug. 10 (Jonathan Hicap)

As part of the event, Samsung held the world’s first premiere of BTS’ new music video “Yet to Come” with Samsung Galaxy at Times Square at 4 p.m. on the same date.

BTS ARMYs and other people gathered at Times Square to witness the event.

Besides the music video premiere, Samsung treated fans to another event by giving away BTS posters to celebrate the launch of the Galaxy Z Flip4.

People just needed to scan a QR code to connect to the billboard synchronized audio experience in collaboration with BTS and showed it to the Samsung manning the event to get a poster.

“This is an awesome experience to see BTS at Times Square billboards and me getting a poster,” one fan said.

On Twitter, fans who saw the distribution event said they wanted a BTS poster.