As we came out of the pandemic years and the world seemed to start turning again, many would have thought it would be back to business as usual for BTS. But could that really happen? They’d experienced unprecedented growth during 2020 and 2021, largely in part due to the success of the three English language tracks they’d released during that time. They were now a global phenomenon.

When 2020 began, BTS was excited to be releasing a new comeback album—Map of the Soul: 7—and a massive world tour to go with it. It was set to be their biggest one ever, and ARMYs all over the world battled online for tickets, selling the tour out instantly. However… the universe had other plans.

This week we dive into Festas 2018 and 2019. We have epic Muster performances, some legendary fan-favorite song releases, and a massive interactive project launched called “ARMYPEDIA”. As you read and watch along, remember… we’re riding this Festa train all the way through until this year’s (2024) Festa-ivities (still funny) and Jin’s return from the military!

And now we begin our epic month-long coverage of all things Festa, BTS’ annual celebration of the anniversary of their Debut. It will be really fun to explore the evolution of Festa, from the small dinner party they had for themselves in 2014 where Jin cooked for all of them, to the epic fireworks display the city of Seoul put on in 2023 to celebrate their 10th anniversary.