Global K-pop sensation BTS will hold their first concert in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world in October. The South Korean septet, whose name is short for Bangtan Sonyeondan, which translates as Bulletproof Boy Scouts, will perform in Riyadh as part of the Riyadh Season festival. The event will be held at the King Fahd International Stadium on October 11. The Saudi capital will be one of the stops of the group’s “Love Yourself… Speak Yourself” world tour. BTS is among the most popular K-pop group’s in the Arab world, with their songs gaining 25 million listens on the Anghami music app, which is the largest music platform in the Middle East and North Africa. BTS have developed a global following in recent years, becoming the first K-pop group to top charts in the US and Britain with a string of sold-out shows in Los Angeles, Chicago and London’s Wembley Stadium. Their hit single “Boy With Luv” broke the YouTube record for the most views in 24 hours, with 74.6 million hits when it was released in April. Earlier this year BTS became first K-pop band to top the US album charts, a sign of the genre’s growing global appeal. Saudi Arabia witnessed its first ever K-pop concert on Friday with superstar group Super Junior performing at the Jeddah Season festival.