As a result, the boy band leader will deliver a scaled-back performance<\/p>\n
\n\tRM<\/a> has sprained his ankle just days before BTS<\/a>\u2018 highly-anticipated comeback<\/a> performance and as their fifth studio album Arirang<\/a> arrives.<\/p>\n \n\tBTS\u2019 label Big Hit announced the news in a Weverse<\/a> post, revealing that the boy band\u2019s leader experienced the injury in the middle of rehearsals for the concert. \u201cOn March 19, RM suffered an ankle injury and was taken to a hospital to undergo a detailed examination and treatment,\u201d they wrote. The label explained that \u201ca medical diagnosis confirmed a sprain of the accessory navicular, a partial ligament tear, and a talus contusion (which includes ligament damage and inflammation).\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tDue to the injury, RM will have to \u201cwear a cast and strictly limit movement for a minimum of two weeks to concentrate solely on his recovery,\u201d according to the post. Big Hit continued, \u201cRM expressed a firm commitment to deliver a high-quality performance at this symbolic comeback stage at Gwanghwamun, the company, in close consultation with the artist, has made the decision to prioritize the medical opinion to preemptively prevent any further strain on his injury.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe label confirmed that \u201cRM\u2019s on-stage performance, including choreography, will be partially limited.\u201d The company also directly addressed BTS\u2019 passionate fans: \u201cWe sincerely apologize for any disappointment this may cause, given the high anticipation surrounding this performance,\u201d and added, \u201cAlthough RM\u2019s on-stage performance will inevitably be limited, he will do his best to participate on stage and engage with ARMY and the audience. We know you have waited a long time for this performance, and we will put our utmost effort into delivering a heartfelt show.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tBTS\u2019 show in Seoul, South Korea will mark their first live performance since 2022\u2019s Permission to Dance on Stage Tour. After that, the band was forced to go on hiatus<\/a> so that all seven members could complete their mandatory military service in South Korea.<\/p>\n \n\tFollowing the release of their fifth studio album, the band is also set to embark on an 82-date world tour beginning April 9. Ahead of the tour, BTS are also slated perform in the U.S. on March 23 for the Spotify\u00a0x BTS: SWIMSIDE event<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As a result, the boy band leader will deliver a scaled-back performance RM has sprained his ankle just…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[264],"tags":[5433,180218,18,117,19,17,337,43565],"class_list":["post-395983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-bts","tag-bts-and-rm","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music","tag-rm"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116264982623057777","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}