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BTS at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in March 2021 (Big Hit Music) |
The custom suits BTS members wore for their Grammy Awards performance in March 2021 will be on exhibit at the Jewelry Museum in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, from Sept. 7 to Dec. 15.
The city-run museum will showcase the custom suits that E-Land Group, a local clothing retailer, acquired in an auction. The agreement on the exhibition was signed by the city and the retailer’s private museum.
E-Land Group bought the customs at Julien’s Auctions in January 2022, a year after the seven K-pop megastars wore the custom-made Louis Vuitton suits to perform “Dynamite” at their first-ever performance at the marquee awards ceremony.
The September-December exhibit at Iksan’s Jewelry Museum will also feature jewelry once held by British royals, also part of the E-Land Museum collection. The museum has collected over 500,000 items in the last three decades, according to museum officials.
Iksan Mayor Jeong Heon-yul said he expects to see a boost to efforts to advance the city’s global profile through the exhibition. “Our people in Iksan would benefit as well in the process,” he said.
