Passersby photograph BTS cutouts while waiting for the Bellagio Fountain to unveil its show to songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” by the band on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
BTS fans line up as the Bellagio Fountain plays a show to songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” by the band on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
BTS fans record as the Bellagio Fountain plays a show to songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” by the band on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
A BTS fan wears a themed hat during a Bellagio Fountain show on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. At 8 p.m. Thursday, the fountain played a show to songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” by the band, which will play sold-out shows this month at Allegiant Stadium. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Fans photograph BTS cutouts at Bellagio Fountain while it features songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” as BTS is set to perform sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
The Bellagio Fountain features songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” as BTS is set to perform sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
The Bellagio Fountain features songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” as BTS is set to perform sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
A crowd forms at Bellagio Fountain before the show features songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” as BTS is set to perform sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
BTS fans line up as the Bellagio Fountain plays a show to songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” by the band on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
BTS fans watch as the Bellagio Fountain plays a show to songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” by the band on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Rhea Carpenter, second from right, and her daughter Alanah Camacho, right, photograph Las Vegas Strip marquees lit up with a BTS message at the Bellagio Fountain on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. The family, from Las Vegas, will attend Friday’s opening BTS performance. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Shwe Krishna, left, and Nandini Sahni, who traveled from the East Coast to see BTS perform at Allegiant Stadium, take a selfie in front of a BTS cutout at Bellagio Fountain on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Lisa Ho, center left, and Katherine Ortiz, center right, of Utah, sing as the Bellagio Fountain features songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” in its show on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
BTS fans sing along while Bellagio Fountain features songs “Butter” and “Dynamite” as BTS is set to perform sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
The BTS Army took over the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday night to watch the Bellagio Fountains water show honor the band with a new performance.
For the first time, the Bellagio Fountains featured the pop superstars’ hits “Butter” and “Dynamite.”
Bellagio Las Vegas tweeted a video of BTS band members J-Hope, V and Jung Kook catching a preview of the spectacle earlier this week.
#BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE THE CITY – LAS VEGAS is making its big debut on our Fountains with an exclusive aquatic display created to popular hits, Butter and Dynamite. Celebrate this unforgettable weekend in Las Vegas with BTS!#BTS_THE_CITY_LasVegas pic.twitter.com/bNAP2Vrl0O
— Bellagio Las Vegas (@Bellagio) April 8, 2022
While the pop icons did not perform during the 8 p.m. fountain show, life-size cardboard cutouts were in attendance, mingling among the hundreds of local and visiting fans.
The BTS-inspired production will run in frequent rotation through this week and next, as the band performs its sold-out “Permission To Dance On Stage — Las Vegas” at Allegiant Stadium on Friday and Saturday, and April 15-16.