Coldplay’s Music of Spheres tour concert in South Korea ended on April 25. The band’s six days of performances were filled with iconic moments and interesting surprises.
During their time in South Korea, Coldplay opened their show with a performance from Twice and continued with a surprise guest appearance of BTS’s Kim Seok-jin.
Following Jin’s appearance, Rosé of Blackpink stunned the British group's audience with a surprising performance of her hit song APT feat. Bruno Mars.
During their last concert in South Korea, the group's Chris Martin gave a moving speech in which he praised his favorite K-pop artists.
“We are so grateful for all the songs that you've been sending around the world. All the music that's making people happy everywhere, and we want to say particularly respect to Psy, and G-Dragon, and Jisoo, Lisa, and Jennie, and Rosie, and we want to say respect to BTS, everybody in K-Pop. We want wanna say respect to all the indie musicians here. Thank you for giving us your amazing music, and thank you for welcoming us to your country.”
“So, what did we learn while we were here? We learned that Coldplay songs were good, but Rosie's songs are better,” Chris concluded before proceeding to sing Rosé’s APT.
Fans react to Coldplay's heartwarming message
@roise_e. shared a clip of the message with the caption:
“Chris’s speech before performing apt. Chris: … so what did we learn while we were here? We learned that Coldplay songs are good, but Rosé’s songs are better.”
The post quickly garnered several comments as fans took to the comments sections to express their excitement as Coldplay sends love to their favorite artists.
@Atika15450672 commented.
“I love how my favs r so Loved.”
Similar comments echoed this sentiment.
“Love it! The fact that only Rosie was there for his performance but he made sure to name all 4 individually!! Mad respect! Also, you know the solo hits that BP are,” @AlexCarey 1483 commented.
“Coldplay is still my go-to playlist to listen to and songs I have chosen in karaoke since their debut. Thank you for the awesome introduction for Rosé. A collab with her or the pinks soon, please,” @imsilentcorner replied.
“The way the pinks are acclaimed and acknowledged by huge artists who literally represnt the music industry, is just insane to me. He even mentioned each one of them individually. It just tells the status of these girls and their impact. Hate tweets and mass liking will never work,” @CopingMechanis added.
While several netizens were excited about Coldplay's actions, some couldn't help but point out that Twice was absent during his shoutout.
“He knows Blackpink is the artist of 4 members, and he didn't even care to name his opening act,” @LRashid19108 commented.
“he mentioned everyone except for the opener, the supposedly biggest girl group who sold out stadiums,” @0_1_3_5_7 stated.
“He paid respect to YG Family and BTS but not TWICE,” @bonzie1645 added.
Coldplay started their Music of the Spheres World Tour on March 18, 2022, in San José, Costa Rica. The South Korean leg of the tour started on April 16 and continued to April 18, 19, 22, and 24 before concluding on April 25, 2025.