The country has been a controversial stop in their world tour.
BTS member J-Hope’s remarks about Peru during their latest concert in the country have become a hot topic on social media.
Peru, which got three concert dates in the ARIRANG World Tour, has been nothing short of a controversial stop for the group. While the concerts have been an amazing experience for fans, the constant overcrowding outside of BTS’s hotel and invasion of privacy have been pain points for both the artists and fans. While RM tried to call it out through a Weverse post, it backfired a little when many fans saw it as a specific jab against South American fans.
BTS’s RM Speaks Out Regarding Crowds In Front Of Their Hotel
On October 10, KST, BTS performed the third and last of this tour’s Peru concerts, and during the show, J-Hope made a remark in Spanish, saying Peru is the country that likes BTS the most.
🐿️: “THIS IS THE COUNTRY THAT LOVES BTS THE MOST IN THE WORLD”
True Peruvian Army’s deserve this 🥹 pic.twitter.com/2znoiHFnYs
— 𝐒𝐨𝐚𝐡⁷🥢𓊝 (@Yoon_kookie97) October 10, 2026
While J-Hope’s acknowledgment was a touching moment for Peruvian fans, it also sparked a wave of skeptical comments. Many fans claimed that the comment was not genuine, and the BTS member probably felt obligated to say it as a form of damage control.
and if he didn’t yall would call him a xenophobic millionaire cunt https://t.co/aUMlHY4QDt
— Millie 🌷 ⁷ | SAW BTS | ⩇⩇:⩇⩇ (@millielouisee) October 10, 2026
when they gon realize bts be lyinghsjsndnd https://t.co/bNJWXTq9GY
— vae⋆𖦹⋆ˎˊ˗⁷ saw pluto&mikrokosmos 🪭 (@vaeseokjj) October 10, 2026
https://t.co/8ok97mfqAp pic.twitter.com/aDdJxLnGmk
— nish (@aqusthv) October 10, 2026
oh hell nah 😂 bruh fuck yall from the bottom of my heart https://t.co/Kj24NcJ0Q9
— boranut| pathological liar (@koyasmiles) October 10, 2026
he’s saying that because he knows this is the last time they will come to Peru https://t.co/x0AWijMoRa
— _Tae_Swft ⊙⊝⊜ ⁷ (@yellowjonquille) October 10, 2026
the peruvian armys are gagging like they didn’t have a gun to his back 😩 https://t.co/9jNHIJ9eY2
— rina⁷ (@koobisnack) October 10, 2026
Meanwhile, during the second day of the ARIRANG concert in Peru, RM took a moment to address serious allegations of xenophobia against him, sparking heated debates.
BTS’s RM Addresses Xenophobia Allegations, Sparks Further Criticism
