PHOTOS Seoul's landmarks illuminated in violet to celebrate BTS fan meeting

Major landmarks in Seoul were illuminated in violet, the signature color of sensational K-pop band BTS, on Saturday as the band held its fan meeting and concerts in the capital in a festive mood.

The septet held the Seoul leg of its "5th Muster [Magic Shop]" fan meeting and concert tour in the Olympic Gymnastics Arena of Olympic Park in southeastern Seoul. The celebration will be also held on Sunday.

The concert for BTS fans, known as ARMY, was scheduled for 7 p.m., but fans began to arrive from early in the morning, with some wearing purple shirts.

In front of the entrance of a nearby station, a marketplace was set up to sell goods that BTS fans voluntarily made, including photo cards, slogans, badges and handheld fans.

"It is hard to buy BTS' official goods because they sell like hotcakes, so that's why I am buying goods that BTS fans have made," said a fan, 18, who only gave her surname Choi, said.

In the midst of the fan meeting at sunset, landmarks in Seoul, including the city's most prominent buildings ― N Seoul Tower in central Seoul and Lotte World Tower in southeastern Seoul ― began to light up in purple.

BTS fans at Olympic Park took pictures against the background of Lotte World Tower, with some waving glow-in-the-dark sticks called "Army Bombs."

Last weekend, the band dazzled 45,000 fans on the Busan leg of "Magic Shop."

As at the Busan concert, officials from Big Hit Entertainment, the BTS management agency, carried out very tight identification checks for the Seoul meeting.

As part of efforts to curb rampant ticket scalping, the agency demanded that buyer information on tickets matched ticket holders' identity documents. (Yonhap)