BTS’ Visit to ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ Highlights to Best (And Worst) Parts of Being an ARMY in New York City
āCleanā subway cars and an empty grand central station a New Yorkerās pipe dream or reality on Mondayās episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In fact, this is the first last night show to take place on the subway and itās all to welcome this K-pop group, BTS, into the city.
Hereās what New Yorkers are saying about BTSā appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
BTS visited New York City to promote their album, āMap of the Soul: 7ā
New York is known for its landmarks. Thereās the Empire State Building, the Freedom Tower, and, most recently, the Brooklyn art exhibit funded by BTS, in conjunction with Connect BTS. When BTS returned to the city to promote their album, Map of the Soul: 7, itās only fitting that Jimmy Fallon took them around on the subway.
āWeāre gonna spend one hour together, or as itās known on the subway, two stops,ā Jimmy Fallon said during his monologue. āItās great to be down here, though. Itās cramped, itās loud, and thereās no view if this were a New York City apartment, itād be $3000 a month.ā
BTS spent time on the New York City subway
Normally, you wouldnāt be excited to see seven guys get onto the subway. For BTS, though, fans shared their excitement for their New York experience. On The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, they answered some questions, played some games, and, during a separate interview, commented on how clean the car was.
āBTS on the New York subway but itās just them waiting 44 minutes for the R train and then it turns express and goes straight past them,ā one Twitter user said.
āThe rats on the platform fighting over who gets to nibble on Namjoonās toes,ā another Twitter user wrote, responding to the cleanliness of the subway car.
The āSubway Storiesā in between each segment, some from New Yorkers like Tina Fey and Lin Manuel-Miranda, helped show what itās like to live in New York City. After their ride on the subway, BTs and Jimmy Fallon went to Katzās Delicatessen, a landmark and iconic Jewish deli.
BTS performed āOnā at Grand Central Station
Then the group headed to Grand Central, for the first live performance of their song āOn.ā This was a historic moment for Korean musicians, as this was the first K-pop performance to ever take place in Grand Central Station.
It was also a historic moment because the building was completely empty. During a video clip, Jimmy Fallon shared that they shut down the terminal from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m., giving BTS tie to perform their song, āOn,ā a few times.
āTonight Show team also deserves mad props. The mere idea of executing all that is immensely impressive,ā one Twitter user said. āThen you have that the fact that they didnāt OVERDO the New York stuff at the expense of quality content and interactions. BTS, not the city backdrop, shined brightest.ā
Music by BTS, including Map of the Soul: 7, is available for streaming on Spotify and most major music platforms.