The World's Highest-Earning K-Pop Concerts, Including BTS and Blackpink!

Kapanlagi.com - Author: Azka Aqlia Sudibyo

Korean music, or better known as K-Pop, continues to spread its influence worldwide. Not only in Asia, but K-Pop has also successfully become one of the popular music genres in the world. Currently, Korean idol groups have expanded their stages by performing in various countries outside of South Korea, even in Asia.

The success of K-Pop in spreading its impact has led many idol or K-Pop groups to embark on world tours. The sheer number of concerts and tours they undertake makes it a common occurrence. In fact, these concerts can easily attract thousands to millions of viewers.

Quoting from AllKpop, here are some of the biggest international K-Pop concerts in the world. Who are they? Find out the information below.

1. BTS - Love Yourself World Tour (2018-2019)

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BTS is one of the popular and influential K-Pop groups, so it can't be denied that almost everyone knows BTS. The popularity of this group does not diminish even though some of its members are currently serving in the military. Their popularity skyrocketed since becoming the winner of Top Social Artist at the 2017 Billboard Awards.

With such high popularity, their fans continue to grow from year to year. So far, BTS has held 7 concerts in Asia and around the world. From these 7 concerts, BTS managed to generate around 118 million US dollars, or equivalent to 1.7 trillion Indonesian rupiah, with a total of 1.6 million tickets sold.

2. Seventeen - Be The Sun (2022)

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This 13-member boy band made their debut in 2015. Seventeen started their world tour in 2017. In addition, they also have an annual concert series called "Follow" which will be held in July this year in Seoul, South Korea.

In 2022, Seventeen is once again embarking on a world tour titled "Be The Sun". This tour, Seventeen will visit 12 cities in the United States and Canada, as well as various Asian countries such as Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Seventeen has sold around 700 thousand tickets with a revenue of 70 million US dollars or equivalent to 1.05 trillion Indonesian rupiah.

3. Blackpink - Born Pink World Tour (2023)

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In the K-Pop world, Blackpink is one of the most popular girl groups. Under the YG entertainment label, this group has captured the attention of millions of fans worldwide with their songs and members' charm. Some of their music videos even have fantastic viewer numbers.

Currently, they are conducting a global tour titled 'Born Pink World Tour' which has earned over 78 million US dollars or equivalent to 1.17 trillion Indonesian rupiah. This number breaks the previous record held by the Spice Girls. Blackpink's concert tour includes 26 shows and has sold around 300 thousand tickets.

4. TWICE - Ready To Be (2023)

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The 9-member girl group from JYP Entertainment made their debut in 2015. Twice started their concert tour simultaneously with their Japanese debut in 2017. Since 2018, Twice's popularity has been increasing. Currently, Twice is holding their fifth concert tour.

The world concert tour titled 'Ready to Be' started in April 2023 in Seoul. Twice will visit 14 different venues in various Asian countries and North America. So far, Twice has earned around 36.8 million US dollars or equivalent to 552 million Indonesian rupiah.

Well, those are the K-Pop concerts with the highest revenue in the world. If they have a concert in Indonesia, which one would you like to watch, KLovers?

(kpl/zka)