On December 12th, Billboard revealed the K-Pop acts with the highest grossing tours in 2023, demonstrating the great success this music genre has had around the world in recent years with its incredible talent and unique style.
1. BLACKPINK: In the World Tour titled ‘BORN PINK’, the girls achieved great numbers: $148.3 million grossing and 703K tickets sold in 29 shows, making them the only K-Pop act in the Top 10 of the All-Genre Top 100.
2. BTS’ Suga: The idol’s first solo tour titled ‘D-Day’ reached $57.1 million in grosses, with 318K tickets sold in 26 shows, ranking 37th overall.
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– $57.1 million | 318K tickets | 26 shows
– All-Genre Top 100: 37th pic.twitter.com/kb2l1syjce— GLOBALMYEON (@globalmyeon) December 12, 2023
3. TWICE: In their World Tour ‘Ready to Be’, the K-Pop artists achieved $54.2 million in gross, 345K tickets sold in 18 shows, in addition to ranking 41st in the All-Genre Top 100.
4. TOMORROW X TOGETHER: The boy group had a great year thanks to their ‘Act Sweet Mirage’ tour, which grossed $46.8 million, sold 379K tickets and 27 shows, and ranked 54th overall.
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– $46.8 million | 379K tickets | 27 shows
– All-Genre Top 100: 54th pic.twitter.com/YEIltUcNgs— GLOBALMYEON (@globalmyeon) December 12, 2023
5. SEVENTEEN: This year, the boy band performed their ‘FOLLOW’ tour, with which they achieved $43.3 million in gross, 440K tickets sold in 12 shows in total, and ranked 58th in the All-Genre Top 100.