MANILA, Philippines — Korean singer Suga of the boy band BTS managed to sneak in time to join a race while the group was in the middle of their sprawling “Arirang” world tour.
Last week, BTS performed three nights at the Stanford Stadium in California on May 16, 17 and 19 for the tour’s third city stop in the United States.
Unbeknownst to many until much after, Suga participated in San Francisco’s annual Bay to Breakers race the morning of May 17.
Fans spotted the artist among a crowd of 20,000 people running in a black jacket, gray shorts, a blue cap and a camera, sparking hopes videos of Suga’s run might be posted.
Results showed Suga finished the 12-kilometer race with a time of 1:04:43, good for a 5:24 per kilometer pace.
The singer just finished outside the Top 1,000 runners but was 835th out of over 9,000 male racers and 296th out of more than 3,000 men in his age group (30s).
Later that evening, during the concert, some fans noticed Suga walking slower than usual, which can now be attributed to the morning race just hours after the first Stanford concert.
BTS recently confirmed that their tour’s two stops in the Philippines on March 13 and 14 next year will be at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan.
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