BTS and IShowSpeed met each other in the hallway at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final and the video is pure glee with added backflip.
The South Korean superstars performed in the first ever World Cup halftime show on Sunday, during the final match between victors Spain and runners up Argentina. In a delightful exchange on the day, BTS members RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook ran into the YouTube megastar (and Mashable 101 alumnus) in the halls of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
In a video posted to Instagram by IShowSpeed, it’s hard to tell who is fanning out harder.
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Speed’s backflip? So casual. And there’s a lot of “big fan” exclamations exchanged all round. It’s extremely sweet.
“We were just as amazed to meet you🙌” wrote BTS’ V in the comments. J-Hope and RM also added emoji under the video.
During the World Cup halftime show, BTS performed their 2020 Grammy nominated, chart-topping, YouTube-smashing single “Dynamite,” the group’s first number one in America. In a performance curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Global Citizen, BTS shared the lineup with Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira, Burna Boy, the Muppets, and more, including appearances from football legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho and Ted Lasso‘s Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt in character.
BTS will perform again at the MetLife Stadium in a few weeks’ time, returning to the U.S. for more dates on their ARIRANG World Tour.
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