BTS world tour canceled due to ongoing pandemic

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(CNN)K-Pop's biggest group won't be touring after all.BTS's "Map of the Soul Tour" has been canceled for now, it's record label Big Hit Music announced in a statement posted on the fan platform Weverse and verified by multiple outlets."Our company has worked hard to resume preparations for the BTS Map of the Soul Tour, knowing that all fans have been waiting eagerly and long for the tour," the statement read. "Due to changing circumstances beyond our control, it has become difficult to resume performances at the same scale and timeline as previously planned."The tour was originally announced in January 2020 and slated to begin in April 2020.But it was postponed in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.In the interim the group performed in pay per.