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BTS Launches US Tour Amid Grueling 4-Hour Sleep Regimen

4/26/2026

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BTS starts the U.S. leg of its tour on Saturday, spanning 11 months, 80 concerts in 34 cities.
Trainer Kim Jinwoo, 42, says the members rehearse intensively, perform high-energy dances and often get only four hours of sleep each night.
He adds the group trains like athletes, straining their bodies, and that he began coaching them in their early 20s, with all but Jung Kook now in their 30s.

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BTS starts the U.S. leg of its tour on Saturday, spanning 11 months, 80 concerts in 34 cities.
Trainer Kim Jinwoo, 42, says the members rehearse intensively, perform high-energy dances and often get only four hours of sleep each night.
He adds the group trains like athletes, straining their bodies, and that he began coaching them in their early 20s, with all but Jung Kook now in their 30s.