BTS Cancels Concerts in South Korean Capital Due to Coronavirus

BTS Cancels Concerts in South Korean Capital Due to Coronavirus
(L-R) J-Hope, SUGA, Jungkook, Jimin, RM, V, and Jin of the K-pop boy band BTS visit the "Today" Show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on Feb. 21, 2020. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
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SEOUL, South Korea—K-pop superstar group BTS has canceled a series of planned concerts in Seoul in April due to concerns about a soaring viral outbreak in South Korea, its management agency announced Friday.

“We regret to announce that the BTS MAP OF THE SOUL TOUR ... has been canceled,” the Seoul-based Big Hit Entertainment said in a statement.