SINGAPORE – BTS fans all over Singapore experienced a wave of emotions on the first day of ticket sales on June 3 for the K-pop group’s upcoming concert here.

By 12.05pm on June 3, at least 74,000 people were in the queue for the Dec 17 show, while the Dec 19 one appeared to be the most sought after, with at least 144,000 people queueing.

More than 91,000 were queueing for the Dec 20 show, while at least 83,000 were in line for the final performance on Dec 22.

One lucky Singaporean fan Ashley Loh snagged three Category 1 tickets, which cost $328 each, at around 12.10pm.

The 22-year-old undergraduate, who is in Bangkok on holiday, made sure she was comfortably seated, with good Wi-Fi connection, to book the tickets.

Loh, who has been a BTS fan since 2017, was initially nervous as she could not load the Ticketmaster site until 11.58am, but the nerves soon turned to excitement when she saw that her queue number was 162.

She said: “I’m excited to see them live for the first time and perform songs from their earlier days. I’m also very relieved that we don’t have to resort to resale tickets, which are always marked up.”

For other fans, the anxious wait goes on. Digital marketer Jade Yee has been nervously watching her queue number reduce slowly, and constantly checking in with two other friends who are also queueing.

She said: “II just hope to be able to get a ticket. It’s better to be in the venue than outside.

“If all else fails, we try again tomorrow and on Friday.”