BTS to Light Up Singapore All December With 'THE CITY ARIRANG,' Including a 1,500-Drone Show and Nightly Changi Light Show
Big Hit Music has detailed 'BTS THE CITY ARIRANG – SINGAPORE,' a citywide event running Dec. 1-31, 2026 around BTS's four 'ARIRANG' world tour shows at Singapore's National Stadium, Yonhap reported on Nov. 10 KST.
BTS's 'THE CITY' is coming to Singapore for a whole month. According to Big Hit Music, as reported by Yonhap on Nov. 10 KST, 'BTS THE CITY ARIRANG – SINGAPORE' will run from Dec. 1 to 31 and fill the city's major attractions with BTS's music and the theme of their fifth album, 'ARIRANG.'
At Jewel Changi Airport, the Rain Vortex indoor waterfall will host a 'Light & Music Showcase' set to BTS songs twice a night, at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., from Dec. 1 to 26. A drone show of about 1,500 drones will run for 10 minutes each night on Dec. 18-20, and BTS-themed fireworks are planned over 16 days. Every night of the event, 15 landmarks including the Merlion, the Singapore Flyer and The Fullerton Hotel will glow red from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Sentosa island will feature a 'swimming character' installation on Palawan Beach inspired by the 'KEEP SWIMMING' message of the title track 'SWIM,' an 'ARIRANG RUN' for 5,000 runners in themed T-shirts and caps, a red-lit 'Sensoryscape' trail with hammocks, and a resort-wide light-up at Resorts World Sentosa. Universal Studios Singapore will stay open late on Dec. 21.
The program is built around BTS's four 'ARIRANG' world tour concerts at Singapore's National Stadium on Dec. 17, 19, 20 and 22. Big Hit Music said the event is a large-scale collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board and the longest 'THE CITY' yet, with the most programs.
Confirmed
- Big Hit Music said 'BTS THE CITY ARIRANG – SINGAPORE' runs from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, 2026, decorating major Singapore attractions with BTS's music and the theme of the group's fifth album 'ARIRANG,' as reported by Yonhap on Nov. 10 KST.
- BTS will perform their 'ARIRANG' world tour at Singapore's National Stadium on Dec. 17, 19, 20 and 22, which Yonhap notes is the most shows in a single region on the tour's Asian leg.
Reported by other outlets
- Yonhap reports, citing Big Hit Music, that a 'Light & Music Showcase' will run at Jewel Changi Airport's indoor waterfall, the Rain Vortex, twice nightly at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. from Dec. 1 to 26.
- Yonhap reports a 10-minute drone show of about 1,500 drones on Dec. 18-20, BTS-themed fireworks over 16 days, and 15 landmarks including the Merlion, the Singapore Flyer and The Fullerton Hotel lit in red every night from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. during the event.
- Per Yonhap, Sentosa will host a 'swimming character' installation on Palawan Beach inspired by the 'KEEP SWIMMING' message of the title track 'SWIM,' an 'ARIRANG RUN' for 5,000 participants, a 'Sensoryscape' walking trail and a resort-wide light-up at Resorts World Sentosa, while Universal Studios Singapore will extend its hours late into the night on Dec. 21.
- Big Hit Music described this edition as being held in large-scale collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board and as the longest-running 'THE CITY' event with the most programs to date, Yonhap reports.
Analysis
2FC NEWSROOM analysis: With four stadium nights and a month of citywide programming, Singapore is set to be one of the biggest stops of the 'ARIRANG' tour's Asian leg.