New York City's Empire State Building Lights Up In Sparkling Purple For BTS And ARMYs

The Empire State Building in New York City had a brand new look just for BTS and ARMYs!

On May 21 (local time), the Twitter account for the Empire State Building announced that they would be lighting up the top of the building in a sparkling purple for five minutes every hour from sunset for BTS and ARMYs. They also shared a photo of BTS posing with a smaller version of the building.

ATTN @BTS_twt ARMY – #BTS visited us today ahead of their @IheartRadio LIVE tonight! Starting at sunset, our tower will sparkle in purple @ the top of every hr for 5min for them & the #BTSArmy 💜✨ #iHeartBTS #BTSxNYC
Catch the lighting live on EarthCam! https://t.co/xwk8pLJxWn pic.twitter.com/rWuy8WwILK

— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) May 21, 2019

BTS also talked about the surprise for fans when they tweeted out a different photo and announced how they would be lighting up the building just for their fans. They also shared a photo of the building itself when the purple came on, showing their love for ARMYs in the caption that came with it.

Special NYC surprise tonight as we light up the @empirestatebldg for our #BTSARMY #BTSxNYC pic.twitter.com/6Pn85X0s5B

— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) May 22, 2019

We loved turning the @empirestatebldg purple tonight for our fans #BTSARMY. We love you! #BTSxNYC #EmpireStateBuilding pic.twitter.com/yJFFHBfhoQ

— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) May 22, 2019

BTS was in New York City to participate in an iHeartRadio LIVE interview with host Elvis Duran. They will soon head off to continue their “Speak Yourself” tour, with their next stops taking them to Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 25 and 26.

Did you love the special event BTS prepared at the Empire State Building?

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