BTS ARIRANG Surprise Songs — Full Stats by City (2026)
Every night of the ARIRANG World Tour, BTS performs two surprise songs during the encore. This page turns all 38 tracked shows into statistics — which songs come back, which were one-night-only, and what the patterns suggest for the rest of the North America leg. Data through Baltimore Night 2 (August 11, 2026); see the live night-by-night tracker for the full list.
Last updated: August 16, 2026
Headline Numbers
- Shows tracked
- 38
- Cities
- 16
- Surprise song slots
- 76
- Unique songs played
- 50
- Songs repeated
- 24
- One-night-only songs
- 26
Repeated Songs — All 24
| Song | First played | Second played | Third played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikrokosmos | Goyang N1 (Apr 9) | Madrid N2 (Jun 27) | — |
| I NEED U | Goyang N1 (Apr 9) | Stanford N3 (May 19) | — |
| Spring Day | Goyang N3 (Apr 12) | Mexico City N3 (May 10) | — |
| Save Me | Tokyo N1 (Apr 17) | London N2 (Jul 7) | — |
| Dope | Tokyo N2 (Apr 18) | Stanford N2 (May 17) | — |
| Permission to Dance | Tampa N1 (Apr 25) | Las Vegas N1 (May 23) | — |
| Boy With Luv | Tampa N2 (Apr 26) | Brussels N1 (Jul 1) | Paris N1 (Jul 17) |
| Life Goes On | Tampa N3 (Apr 28) | London N1 (Jul 6) | — |
| ON | El Paso N1 (May 2) | Brussels N2 (Jul 2) | — |
| Outro: Wings | El Paso N1 (May 2) | Madrid N1 (Jun 26) | — |
| Dionysus | El Paso N2 (May 3) | London N1 (Jul 6) | — |
| Best of Me | El Paso N2 (May 3) | Madrid N2 (Jun 27) | Baltimore N2 (Aug 11) |
| Airplane Pt.2 | Mexico City N3 (May 10) | Madrid N1 (Jun 26) | — |
| Anpanman | Stanford N1 (May 16) | Las Vegas N3 (May 27) | — |
| Silver Spoon | Tampa N3 (Apr 28) | Munich N1 (Jul 11) | — |
| Pied Piper | Tampa N2 (Apr 26) | Munich N1 (Jul 11) | — |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears | Stanford N2 (May 17) | Munich N2 (Jul 12) | — |
| So What | Mexico City N1 (May 7) | Paris N2 (Jul 18) | — |
| Run | Goyang N3 (Apr 12) | East Rutherford N1 (Aug 1) | — |
| Go Go | Las Vegas N1 (May 23) | East Rutherford N2 (Aug 2) | — |
| No More Dream | Stanford N3 (May 19) | Foxborough N1 (Aug 5) | — |
| N.O | Stanford N1 (May 16) | Foxborough N2 (Aug 6) | — |
| Boy In Luv | Mexico City N1 (May 7) | Baltimore N1 (Aug 10) | — |
| Just One Day | Mexico City N2 (May 9) | Baltimore N2 (Aug 11) | — |
Patterns We Found
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Third plays: Boy With Luv was first to three — Tampa N2 (Apr 26), Brussels N1 (Jul 1), Paris N1 (Jul 17) — and Best of Me joined at Baltimore N2 (Aug 11). 22 other songs sit at two plays each.
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Madrid was the first all-repeat city: all four surprise song slots across Madrid Night 1 and Night 2 were second plays.
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The Europe leg leaned on repeats: 9 of the 12 surprise song slots in Madrid, Brussels and London were second plays — only Tomorrow, For Youth and Epilogue: Young Forever were tour debuts.
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Busan got Korea-only exclusives: Paldogangsan and Ma City appeared only at the Busan shows.
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Munich Night 2 featured the first-ever live performance of Louder Than Bombs — a MOTS:7-era fan favourite that had never been played live before.
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Repeats resurface legs apart, not back-to-back — e.g. Save Me went from Tokyo in April to London in July.
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East Rutherford opened the North America leg with one tour debut per night: Dis-ease (N1, first time on this tour) and Autumn Leaves (N2, first BTS performance of the song since 2016), alongside second plays of Run and Go Go.
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Foxborough paired a debut with a Stanford repeat each night: Paradise (N1, the first-ever live performance of the song — the tour's second live debut after Louder Than Bombs) with No More Dream, and Make It Right (N2, first performance since 2020) with N.O.
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Baltimore delivered the tour's 50th unique song: Telepathy made its ARIRANG tour debut on Night 1 alongside a second play of Boy In Luv, while Night 2 paired Just One Day's second play with Best of Me's third.
One-Night-Only Songs — All 26
Take Two, DNA, Crystal Snow, For You, Magic Shop, We Are Bulletproof Pt.2, Black Swan, Spine Breaker, Attack On Bangtan, Danger, Boyz With Fun, Paldogangsan, Ma City, IDOL, Ddaeng, Tomorrow, For Youth, Epilogue: Young Forever, Louder Than Bombs, Jump, We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal, Dis-ease, Autumn Leaves, Paradise, Make It Right, Telepathy
What Will North America Hear?
The North America leg opened at MetLife Stadium on August 1-2 and runs through September 6, 2026. Baltimore pushed the tour past the 50-song mark: Telepathy made its ARIRANG tour debut on Night 1 (Aug 10) alongside a second play of Boy In Luv, and Night 2 (Aug 11) paired Just One Day's second play with Best of Me's third — making Best of Me the second song, after Boy With Luv, to reach three plays. Four cities remain — Arlington, Toronto, Chicago and Inglewood. With 24 songs already repeated, tour debuts and second plays of one-night-only songs remain the statistically likeliest picks. We update the night-by-night tracker within 24 hours of each show.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many surprise songs has BTS played on the ARIRANG World Tour?
50 unique songs across 38 shows in 16 cities, through Baltimore Night 2 on August 11, 2026. BTS performs two surprise songs during each encore.
What is the most repeated surprise song on the ARIRANG tour?
Boy With Luv was the first song played three times — at Tampa N2 (Apr 26), Brussels N1 (Jul 1) and Paris N1 (Jul 17) — and Best of Me joined it at Baltimore N2 (Aug 11). 22 other songs have appeared exactly two times, including Spring Day, Save Me, Dionysus and Life Goes On.
Does BTS announce surprise songs in advance?
No. Surprise songs are revealed live during the encore of each show. We update our tracker within 24 hours of every concert.
Which surprise songs were one-city exclusives?
26 songs have been played only once so far, including Busan-only Paldogangsan and Ma City, London-only Epilogue: Young Forever, Munich-only Louder Than Bombs (first-ever live debut), East Rutherford's Dis-ease (ARIRANG tour debut) and Autumn Leaves (first BTS performance since 2016), Foxborough's Paradise (first-ever live debut) and Make It Right (first performance since 2020), and Baltimore's Telepathy (ARIRANG tour debut).
Will BTS repeat surprise songs in North America?
Based on 38 shows so far, yes — Boy With Luv and Best of Me have both hit three plays, and Baltimore gave second plays to two Mexico City songs, Boy In Luv and Just One Day. Expect the remaining four cities (through September 6, 2026) to keep mixing tour debuts with second plays of one-night-only songs.