Saturday Night Live’s 50th-anniversary episode has a slew of celebrity appearances including the globally popular K-pop boy band BTS. The three-hour-long event was aired recently and featured a star-studded cast that had some nostalgic and iconic moments.

BTS was included in the clip of Saturday Night Live 50 Years #SNL50 🇺🇸! They are the 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝗞-𝗽𝗼𝗽 𝗔𝗰𝘁 that has performed on SNL, being invited in 2019.

Their performance dominated social media all weekend and sparked a conversation about the historic… pic.twitter.com/6NzjxpKR6B

— The BTS Legacy (@thebtslegacy) February 17, 2025

BTS made a brief appearance during a montage which highlighted SNL’s musical legacy. The group made an appearance on the show back in 2019 and became the first K-pop band to perform in SNL.

BTS’s 0.5 second moment on the SNL 50th anniversary show.

(And to think i almost went to that snl show…but was on a work deadline so at 3am I left the line where i was chatting/ hanging out with armys for the first time [i was fetus army]… 4 hours later they got tickets) pic.twitter.com/vGMtCQv9Dw

— people feel something when you sing (@JamasSara) February 17, 2025

They performed two of their most popular songs Boy With Luv and a rendition of MIC Drop. Needless to say, ARMYs were excited to see BTS featuring in the anniversary special as it marked a significant moment for K-pop globally.