Thrilling news for BTS fans. The first official movie of the K-pop sensations finally hit theaters worldwide. Nearly one million tickets have already been sold, proving once-again the boyband's global popularity. <br />Our Seo Eun-kyung has more. <br /> <br />"Burn the Stage: The Movie" opens at cinemas this Thursday and this theater is packed with BTS fans, celebrating their idols' cinematic debut.<br /> <br />"I came to see the movie because I wanted to get to know and understand how the BTS members think."<br /><br />Though the movie was released on a weekday, where only 10 to 15 percent of seats are usually occupied, the popularity of BTS pushed that figure up to more than 80 percent, according to one movie theatre.<br /> <br />"The BTS film has almost as many tickets reserved as a summer blockbuster. More than 150 thousand people bought tickets before its release."<br /><br />On the first day, 95 percent of the movie's audience gave it a positive evaluation, saying they would recommend the movie to others. <br /><br />"It was nice to see RM working with such joy. I could tell it was real. His happiness seemed to spread positive energy around the audience. I found it beautiful."<br /><br />The film focuses on the "2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour " which took the K-pop superstars to 19 cities around the world. They performed 40 concerts to a total of over half-a-million fans during the 300-day tour. <br />An extension of the YouTube series of the same name, Burn the Stage: The Movie, shows the group backstage, interviews with the seven members, and of course, live performances.<br />The movie will be shown in around 70 countries, and 940-thousand tickets have already been sold worldwide as BTS fans flock to see their heroes on the silver screen.<br />SEO Eun-kyung, Arirang news. <br />
