Permission to Dance on Stage – Live is the first live album by South Korean group BTS, released on July 18, 2025, through BigHit Music. The album was produced from the live performances of the band throughout the Permission to Dance on Stage concerts.
Background and release On June 30, 2025, BigHit Music revealed the release of a live album that was recorded during Permission to Dance on Stage tour, which spanned across 2021 and 2022 over multiple venues. In the same announcement, release date for the album was set to July 18, 2025.
Video release Alongside the live album, BigHit Music released a digital code packgage, titled Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul. The package includes a Weverse digital code for a 141-minute VOD filmed during the final leg of the concert series at Jamsil Sports Complex, as well as a 92-page interview photo book that captures BTS members' on-stage and behind-the-scenes moments.References for Digital Code (VOD)
Commercial performance Permission to Dance on Stage – Live debuted with 14.5million streams on Spotify within its first 24 hours of release, marking the biggest debut for a live album in Spotify history and breaking the record previously set by Beyoncé's Homecoming (2019).
In the United States, Permission to Dance on Stage – Live debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 (issue dated August 2, 2025), with 43,000 album-equivalent units earned. This figure comprised 36,000 pure sales, making it the second-best-selling album of its release week; 5,000 streaming-equivalent album units (6.58million on-demand streams); and 2,000 track-equivalent album units. This marked BTS' eighth top-10 album on the Billboard 200, extending their record as the Korean artist with the most top-10 albums on the ranking, and making the band the third artist, behind Metallica and Taylor Swift only, to chart a live album in the top-10 in the 2020s decade. The project is the first live album by a South Korean artist to enter the Billboard charts, and the second live album in general to reach the top-10 in 2025.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2025) Peakposition Croatian International Albums (HDU) 9 Greek Albums (IFPI) 1 Italian Albums (FIMI) 85 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) 6 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 14 Portuguese Albums (AFP) 22 South Korean Albums (Circle) 2 UK Albums Sales (OCC) 87
Monthly charts + Chart (2025) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 13 South Korean Albums (Circle) 5
Year-end charts + Chart (2025) Position South Korean Albums (Circle) 47
Certifications
Release history + Release formats for Permission to Dance on Stage – Live Region Date Format Version Label Various July 18, 2025 Standard BigHit Music
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