Singapore is about to turn red. BTS red. HYBE and Big Hit Music unveiled full details of “BTS THE CITY ARIRANG — SINGAPORE” on Weverse on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, announced jointly with the Singapore Tourism Board. The citywide programme runs December 1–31 — the project’s longest installment yet, and its first and only Southeast Asian stop in 2026.

HYBE previously ran “The City” in London and New York, but Singapore gets the biggest version yet. It surrounds four sold-out BTS concerts at Singapore National Stadium on December 17, 19, 20 and 22 — the most shows in a single city on the Asian leg of the ARIRANG world tour. Tickets ranged from S$148 to S$388, and every seat is gone.

You do not need a concert ticket to feel it. At Jewel Changi Airport, the Rain Vortex light show will glow red in sync with BTS songs at 8 PM and 9 PM daily, December 1–26. On Sentosa, a 1,500-drone show will light up the sky December 18–20 for 10 minutes each night, while a “Keep Swimming” character bust takes pride of place at Palawan Beach with a festive Christmas makeover. The Arirang Run is limited to 5,000 runners, the Sensoryscape walkway will glow red with hammocks for fans to relax in, and a ticketed Rave & Drone Party runs at Palawan Green and Palawan Beach, December 18–20.

Universal Studios Singapore brings fireworks synced to BTS music over 16 days, running through January 2, 2027. On December 21, the park stays open late, with extended hours, an immersive media facade on the Ancient Egypt zone and a dance party. Fifteen landmarks — the Merlion, Singapore Flyer, Fullerton Hotel and bridges along the Singapore River — will be lit red nightly from 7 PM to 1 AM, with the landmark lighting window running December 8–22, according to the Singapore Tourism Board.

Ten venue partners are on board: Gardens by the Bay, Jewel Changi Airport, Mandai Wildlife Reserve, National Gallery Singapore, National Museum of Singapore, New Bahru, Resorts World Sentosa, Sentosa Development Corporation, The Kallang and Zouk Singapore. Visa is an official partner. The takeover caps a landmark year: BTS’s fifth studio album ARIRANG, released in March 2026, has 5 billion streams, while lead single “SWIM” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first 2026 song to hit 1 billion Spotify streams in October 2026 — when “SWIM” hit a billion Spotify streams.

The Singapore concerts themselves were announced in October. What is new today, November 10, is the full programme — the drones, fireworks, red-lit landmarks and month-long party around those four stadium nights. Singapore is not just hosting BTS in December. For one month, Singapore is BTS.

Sources: Korea JoongAng Daily; Bandwagon.

Photo: Chiyako92, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0