Taiwanese fans of K-pop boy band BTS are turning to Yue ​Lao, the Taoist god of love and marriage, ‌in the hope that divine matchmaking will connect them with seats for their upcoming shows in the southern Taiwanese city ​of Kaohsiung.

“It’s really hard to get tickets for ​BTS concerts, so everyone says praying to the ⁠God of Love is the most efficient. After all, ​it’s another kind of matchmaking,” said fan Jessie Chuang, ​26.

Over the weekend, a group of K-pop fans, mostly BTS fans, laid out snacks in purple packaging — the official BTS group colour — ​along with group merchandise, concert seat maps and ​wish lists on an altar table at Taipei’s Bangka Longshan Temple.

The ‌trend ⁠started on social media a couple of years ago. Taiwanese K-pop fans believe Yue Lao will use his red thread of fate to connect those destined to meet — ​in this ​case, connecting fans ⁠with a concert seat.

“If you truly believe in it, your wish will come ​true,” said university student Ye Yu-ting, 22.

The last ​time ⁠BTS performed with all their members in Taiwan was in 2018.

The group announced their long-awaited world tour in early ⁠2026 ​and will perform three shows ​in Kaohsiung on November 19, 21 and 22.