By Ashley Cruz
Ringing the New Year with host Ryan Seacrest and artists like Alanis Morisette, Sam Hunt and Post Malone — and millions of people in attendance — the Korean septet turned the event into a BTS concert with ARMYs in full support both in-house and online. Hashtags #BTSatTimeSquare and #BTSxRockinEve trended worldwide with over 2 million tweets hours before the anticipated performance.
Going into 2020 with luv ???? Thank you, @BTS_twt! #BTSxRockinEve #RockinEve pic.twitter.com/2Nj5vglnF2
— New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (@NYRE) January 1, 2020
This, however, was not their first time performing at the iconic annual celebration. In 2018, they performed a pre-recorded stage of DNA in front of millions of people in attendance. This year, they set another milestone by performing live as one of the major acts. Members of the BTS fanbase, ARMYs, came in full force to support the boys.
BTS went back on-stage to witness the traditional ball drop to officially welcome the new year. Talking to Ryan Seacrest, BTS leader RM said that this was the show that they grew up watching.
"this is a thing we have always been watching– since we were 6." #BTSxRockinEve pic.twitter.com/hoysw7CBWu
— Joon's World (@kimparkdaily) January 1, 2020
One by one, the members took to Twitter to greet ARMYs a Happy New Year.
????HAPPY 2020???? pic.twitter.com/iI6arVC4nF
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) January 1, 2020
해피뉴이어~~~~ pic.twitter.com/P1xTIAqrU4
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) January 1, 2020
????20 Happy New YEAR 20???? pic.twitter.com/7J9Kjjc4UZ
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) January 1, 2020
BTS were having the time of their lives entering the New Year, and here are some of the highlights:
The fanchant that brought the house down
#BTSxRockinEve THE FANCHANT pic.twitter.com/kklwKCj5ud
— rin (@ktaebwi_613) January 1, 2020
Omg, just listen to the fanchant at Times Square during Boy With Luv….????????#BTSatTimeSquare #BTSxRockinEve @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/kA537dPb0M
— ????✨Sci's Mikrokosmo✨???? (@bts_sci) January 1, 2020
“Make It Right” done just right with new choreography
the choreo is everything @BTS_twt #BTSxRockinEve pic.twitter.com/Uqo3lbmesv
— ???? (@stussyjimin) January 1, 2020
JUNGKOOK’S LIVE VOCAL IS EVERYTHING, WOW DAMN ????#BTSxTimesSquare #BTSxRockinEve
pic.twitter.com/K4HQbI3gfm— Sweetiepiee (@jeonss97) January 1, 2020
Jimin’s cute wardrobe accident during “Boy With Luv”
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ박지민 무대천재 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ#BTSxRockinEve #BTSatTimesSquare #BTS @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/2hu6Rz6JSZ
— 지민투데이☺️ (@_jimintoday_) January 1, 2020
Locals be like: WHOS THE JACKET GUY?
Jimin is the cutest and so extra???????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/QdmYBbjNGR
— ????Mochi???? (@mochimminee) January 1, 2020
Post Malone with BTS during the ball drop
Thank you @PostMalone, @BTS_twt, @SamHuntMusic, @Alanis and @jaggedmusical for ringing in the new year with us in Times Square! #RockinEve #Hello2020 pic.twitter.com/FdPduUUBVF
— New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (@NYRE) January 1, 2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR / NEW DECADE! #RockinEve #Hello2020 pic.twitter.com/Ch6eSmMi6u
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) January 1, 2020
BTS sharing a hug with each other and Post Malone at rhe new year count down ???? pic.twitter.com/jhspxFGB4K
— Joon's World (@kimparkdaily) January 1, 2020