BTS's World Tour ARIRANG officially starts with three nights in Goyang and will take in 34 cities across the world in a new record for the most tour dates by a K-pop artist.
The opening concerts in Goyang sold out in pre-sale for all three nights, and tickets to concerts in South Korea, North America, and Europe were sold out within a few hours of the pre-sale and general sale, according to BTS' management agency.
The group went on hiatus in 2022 and all seven members completed mandatory South Korean military service by mid-2025, before getting together to record their fifth studio album ARIRANG.
The album, released in March, topped the Billboard 200 chart for two weeks, a first for a K-pop group or artist.
Lead single Swim made its debut at No 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, before falling to No 2 in its second week.
Analysts said the concert tour, which will feature a 360-degree in-the-round stage design, is expected to bring in blockbuster revenues, with some estimates pointing to total tour earnings of as much as 2.7 trillion won ($A2.57 billion), not including fans' spending outside the concerts when visiting cities for the show.
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