J-Hope, crazy records poured out through solo world tour
This is something that is ‘possible’ for BTS’ J-Hope.In just 4 months, 530,000 ARMYs around the world watched his stage in person.J-Hope finished his solo world tour ‘Hope on the Stage’ amidst much buzz.Photo courtesy of Big Hit Music
This is something that is ‘possible’ for BTS’ J-Hope.In just 4 months, 520,000 ARMYs from all over the world watched his performance in person.
In North America alone, it has set various records by generating a whopping 47.8 billion won(35 million USD)in ticket sales.It is also the highest-grossing K -pop solo artist of all time and has also risen to the top of the global concert attendance rankings in the first half of the year.
BTS’ J-Hope has wrapped up his personal world tour ‘HOPE ON THE STAGE’ that began in February amid much buzz.The tour finale, held at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex in Gyeonggi Province on the 13th and 14th, was attended by 54,000 ARMY(BTS fandom).
WorldMusic Music Awards recently reported that J-Hope had sold a total of 178,094 tickets to his 12 North American concerts, virtually “selling out” and “earning over $35 million.” The World Music Awards also praised it as “the highest-grossing achievement of all time for a K-pop solo artist.”
Pollstar, a professional magazine that has focused on the performance industry around the world, including the United States, also gave J-Hope’s tour a meaningful report.Pollstar said that J-Hope ranked 5th on the Global Concert Pulse chart, which they independently compile and release on a quarterly basis.
The chart is ranked based on global ticket sales, etc., compiled on a quarterly basis.In this ranking announcement, where J-Hope was the ‘only’ Asian solo artist to successfully enter the chart, Coldplay took first place.
The finale of J-Hope’s world tour, which took place on the 13th at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex, also attracted attention with the sight of ‘a preview of the entire BTS group ‘.BTS’ eldest member Jin(left)and first-week reserve Jungkook(right)on stage.Photo courtesy of Big Hit Music
At the finale of J-Hope’s Cat Bee, a surprise event called ‘Preview of the Complete BTS’ was also held, which garnered much attention.This took place on the 13th, which was also BTS ‘debut anniversary, and all the members appeared at the main stadium, making us realize that the’ BTS era’ has arrived again.
Reporter Heo Min- mignon@donga.com
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