ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Entertainment devider Celebrities devider BTS celebrates 10th anniversary

BTS celebrates 10th anniversary

Published Jun 12, 2023 11:34 pm
Seoul and other cities around the world turned purple as a homage to the 10th anniversary of iconic K-pop boy band BTS.  Members of the Grammy-nominated idol group are celebrating a milestone in their career since debuting on June 13, 2013.  BTS (Big Hit Music)

BTS at their press conference at the Mall of Asia Arena on Dec. 6, 2014 (Jonathan Hicap)
Seoul is hosting the 2023 BTS Festa, an annual celebration of BTS’ anniversary, with iconic and tourist landmarks turning purple.  In the Philippines, SM Mall of Asia is celebrating BTS with different activities from June 10 to July 9. The MOA Globe became purple to mark BTS’ anniversary.  The SM Mall of Asia Globe displaying the color purple to celebrate BTS' anniversary (SM Mall of Asia)
The Korea Post will issue commemorative stamps on June 13 containing BTS’ history in the past 10 years.  A total of 10 types of commemorative stamps will be issued totaling 1.5 million copies. Along with the commemorative stamps, 250,000 copies of commemorative stamp packets will also be sold. Each packet contains a stamp and a portrait of BTS.  The BTS commemorative stamps issued by the Korea Post (Korea Post)
The commemorative stamps are the images of BTS albums. These are “2 Cool for Skool,” “Skool Luv Affair,” “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1,” “Wings,” “You Never Walk Alone,” “Love Yourself: Tear,” “Map of the Soul: 7,” “Dynamite,” “Butter” and “Proof.” 

Messages

  To celebrate their 10th anniversary, BTS members wrote messages for ARMYs, their fans.  “I see that we tweeted all sorts of things...I was really happy as I read through all of our cringey tweets that have piled up over the years,” according to RM.  He added, “Sometimes it strikes me what a good and important thing memory is. Let's walk together as we make more priceless memories like these in whatever form they may take in the future!” V wrote that “It's really touching. In a way, it's been more than 10 years as we've been leaving these records behind since our trainee days. I hope to read them all once again from the start when I have the time! haha.” “I want to thank each and every one of you for sharing your precious moments, crying and laughing with us for the past 10 years,” said Jungkook.  He added, “And thank you for teaching us a little. or maybe even too much, about happiness and love. I want to keep walking with you all for the next 10 years as well, even if we may go at a different pace.” “I just know that there are so many things the future holds for us\, so let's trust\, depend on\, and love each other and continue to create memories that will abide deep in our hearts\. \| love you\, ARMY\,” Jungkook added\. 

Seoul

  Here are the landmarks in Seoul that “will be decked out in BTS to celebrate the 10th anniversary of BTS,” according to global fandom platform Weverse.  Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) (Photo from KIS Travel on Facebook)

HYBE building (Photo from KIS Travel on Facebook)
Namsan Seoul Tower (Photo from KIS Travel on Facebook) Seoul City hall (Photo from KIS Travel on Facebook) 

Landmarks in Seoul

HYBE Yongsan HQ Building

 42, Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul ▶ June 10 - June 30

HYBE Yongsan HQ Building Facade: FESTA Slogan, “BTS PRESENTS EVERYWHERE” decoration

 ▶ June 17 - June 30 HYBE Yongsan HQ Building Walls: Graffiti drawing of BTS’s portraits Graffiti drawing starts on June 9

Namsan Seoul Tower

 105, Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul ▶ June 12 - June 25 Purple lighting on the upper tower of Namsan Seoul Tower ▶ June 13 and June 17  Media facade on the lower part of Namsan Seoul Tower ▶ Operating Hours \- Weekdays: Sunset \- 22:00 \- Weekends: Sunset \- 23:00

Sejong Center (Gwanghwamun Square)

 175, Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul ▶ 19:00 - 22:00, June 13 - June 25 Media facade on the exterior wall of Sejong Center It is cross-broadcasted with the content produced by Sejong Center.
Some Sevit 2085-14, Olympic-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 19:30 - 23:00, June 12 - June 25 Purple lighting on the three islands of Some Sevit ▶ 17:00 - 20:00, June 13 - June 25 (except for June 19) Media facade on the large screen in Some Sevit

Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)

 📍 281, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul ▶ 20:00 - 24:00, June 12 - June 25 Purple lighting and the FESTA slogan beam will be projected on the upper exterior wall of the Miraero Bridge at DDP.

Lotte World Tower

 300, Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul ▶ For 10 minutes at 20:00 and 21:00, June 12 - June 25 (twice a day) Purple lighting on Lotte World Tower It is cross-broadcasted with the content produced by Lotte World Tower.

Seoul City Hall Main Building

 110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul ▶ 19:00 - 22:00, June 13 - June 25 Purple lighting on the exterior wall of Seoul City Hall Main Building

Banpo Bridge

 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul ▶ 21:20 - 21:40, June 12 - June 25 Purple lighting on the entire Banpo Bridge

World Cup Bridge

 Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul ▶ 30 minutes after sunset - 22:00, June 12 - June 25 Purple lighting on the entire World Cup Bridge

Yanghwa Bridge

 Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul ▶ 30 minutes after sunset - 22:00, June 12 - June 25 Purple lighting on partial areas of Yanghwa Bridge

Yeongdong Bridge

 Seongsu-dong 2(i)-ga, Seongdong-gu, Seoul ▶ 30 minutes after the sunset - 22:00, June 12 - June 25 Purple lighting on partial areas of Yeongdong Bridge

Seoul Outdoor Library in Seoul Plaza (Seoul Plaza in front of the Seoul City Hall)

 12, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul ▶ June 15 - June 18 Installment of purple bean bags and bookshelves in parts of the lawn of the Seoul Outdoor Library in Seoul Plaza ▶ Operating Hours \- Weekdays: 11:00 \- 17:00 \- Weekends: 10:00 \- 17:00

Seoul Outdoor Library in Gwanghwamun (Gwanghwamun Lounge)

 175, Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul ▶ 10:00 - 20:00, June 17 - June 18 Purple lighting on the bookshelves at the Gwanghwamun Lounge

Related Tags

#BTS
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.