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K-pop's popularity has been drawing in fans from all around the world, resulting in the biggest concert world tours by K-pop fan favorites like BTS and BLACKPINK. BTS' "Love Yourself: Speak Yourself" Tour from 2018 to 2019 was the highest-grossing K-pop concert of all time till BLACKPINK's BORN PINK world tour surpassed it.
K-pop acts such as BIGBANG, TVXQ, TWICE, TXT, ENHYPEN, and more have generated notable world tour concerts, establishing connections with their fan communities across other regions. This article explores 5 of the highest-grossing K-pop concerts in the industry's history.
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The highest-grossing K-pop tours in the history of the Korean entertainment industry
Here are the top 5 K-pop group concerts that raked in large profits and became the highest-grossing K-pop acts of all time:
1) BORN PINK Tour by BLACKPINK
Gross: $281 million
Tickets Sold: 1,852,972
Number of Shows: 66
Duration: 2022-2023
BLACKPINK's BORN PINK world tour across 24 countries and 34 cities held 66 shows, including double days and counting encores. As the highest-grossing tour by a female artist, Koreaboo revealed that the tour brought in a total sales amount of KRW 350 billion ($265 million).
2) Love Yourself: Speak Yourself Tour by BTS
Gross: $246.5 million
Tickets Sold: 1,930,642
Number of Shows: 62
Duration: 2018-2019
With 62 shows across 14 countries, BTS' Love Yourself: Speak Yourself Tour brought in $246.5 million globally, making it the second highest-grossing tour in the history of the Korean industry. The world tour averaged ticket sales of 31,139 per show and spanned Europe, Asia, and North and South America.
3) MADE Tour by BIGBANG
Gross: $147.1 million
Tickets Sold: 1,321,096
Number of Shows: 66
Duration: 2015-2016
The popular South Korean 2nd generation K-pop band, BIGBANG, from YG Entertainment, made $147.1 million through 66 concerts. Their shows averaged ticket sales of 20,017 per show with an average ticket price of $111.
4) Time: Live Tour by TVXQ
Gross: $110 million
Tickets Sold: 890,000
Number of Shows: 18
Duration: 2013
TVXQ, a South Korean pop duo of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin, was founded by SM Entertainment and is referred to as Tohoshinki in Japan. Their 2013 tour generated $110 million, with an average ticket price of $124 and 49,444 ticket sales per show.
5) 0.TO.10 Tour by BIGBANG
Gross: $104.5 million
Tickets Sold: 1,009,000
Number of Shows: 24
Duration: 2016-2017
BIGBANG's tenth-anniversary concert tour was called 0.TO.10 Tour and spanned across Seoul, Hong Kong, and four towns in Japan. A third performance was added after the previous two sold out and all performances were live-streamed on Naver's V app, Tencent QQ in China, and across Japanese theaters.
The other highest-grossing K-pop tours of 2023 include Stray Kids, ATEEZ, Le Sserafim, and NCT Dream, among other acts.
