BTS Becomes First Pop Group to Exceed $500 Million in Revenue with 'ARIRANG' World Tour, Projected to Reach 1.3 Trillion Won

Group BTS has become the first pop group in history to surpass $500 million (approx. 680 billion won) in cumulative revenue with their new world tour "ARIRANG."

According to the latest boxscore data released by the U.S. music media outlet Billboard on September 30 local time, the "ARIRANG" world tour became the seventh in history for any group to record $500 million in cumulative revenue.

Billboard noted, "Since the previous six acts were all rock bands, BTS has entered unprecedented territory as a pop group."

BTS topped the "Top Tours" chart for August by holding 12 concerts and recording a total of $171.7 million (approx. 234 billion won) in ticket sales and attracting about 800,000 concertgoers.

This marks the fifth time the group has reached the top of Billboard's "Top Tours" chart.

This follows Bad Bunny with 10 times, and Beyoncé, Coldplay, and Elton John with 7 times each.

The $171.7 million in revenue recorded by BTS in August is also the second-highest monthly revenue in Billboard Boxscore history, following Beyoncé in August 2023.

BTS mobilized $32.7 million (approx. 445 billion won) in revenue and about 158,000 audience members from just two concerts at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey in August.

Billboard projected that with about 40 more concerts remaining, the final cumulative revenue for BTS could reach $1 billion (approx. 1.36 trillion won).

(Photo courtesy of BigHit Music, Yonhap News)
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