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TAMPA, Fla.<\/strong> – <\/span>You\u2019re never too old to find your new favorite music artist, and Linda Goldman got the best birthday gift from a friend with surprise tickets to BTS\u2019 ARIRANG World Tour stop in Tampa.<\/p>

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The backstory:<\/p>

Learning the group members\u2019 names of K-pop global sensation BTS was just the start for Linda Goldman. She first discovered the South Korean music group years ago after watching K-dramas and going down a rabbit hole to learn more.\u00a0<\/p>

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“I love big band music. I’ve always loved every kind of music. I even like rap a little bit,” Goldman said.\u00a0<\/p>

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Goldman and her longtime friend Marie Rinaldi watched a BTS documentary about the members while they began their stint of mandatory military service, and Rinaldi said she wanted to check attending a BTS concert off Goldman\u2019s bucket list.\u00a0<\/p>

“When we heard that BTS was coming to Tampa, I knew right then and there, I had to take her [to] that concert. And she’s celebrating her 83rd birthday next week, so that’s her 83rd birthday present from me,” Rinaldi, Goldman’s friend, said.<\/p>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

Rinaldi and Goldman will attend the concert with a third friend on Sunday during BTS\u2019s three-show stop in Tampa, kicking off their North American tour.\u00a0<\/p>

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“I think it means a lot to me, and you know, you have certain things you want to do in life. To me, I had a good life. So, it’s the little things now,” Goldman said.<\/p>

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They will have their BTS light stick and coordinating purple outfits to represent ARMY, the fan group for BTS. Rinaldi said she was a little surprised when she first learned about Goldman\u2019s interest in BTS, but she quickly became a fan of their music too.<\/p>

Goldman said she loves watching the members of BTS dance on stage and during other performances. She was a dancer herself back in the day.<\/p>

Big picture view:<\/p>

Now a two-time breast cancer survivor, Goldman appreciates the community that BTS creates. She may be older, but the soon-to-be 83-year-old\u2019s love for K-pop fits right in at Raymond James Stadium, making the birthday bucket list a hit.<\/p>

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“I don’t have any more things to check off. I’m going to have to write some new ones,” Goldman said.<\/p>

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