With his first solo tour D-Day, Suga could’ve given fans what some may have expected — a stripped-down BTS concert focusing on the enigmatic rapper, with a few ments thrown in for good measure.

For Suga of BTS, D-day arrives with a storm of thunder and lightning amid a purple haze. At the opening of his Agust D tour at New York’s UBS Arena, the rain heralds a bold, and oftentimes fiery, ...