Tearful and screaming by turn, tens of thousands of BTS fans gathered in Seoul for the finale of the boyband's lucrative world tour, some flying thousands of kilometres to pay homage to their idols and swell their backers' bulging coffers.
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In a photo taken on October 29, 2019, fans of South Korea's BTS K-pop group arrive for the final concert of their world tour at the Olympic stadium in Seoul. - The BTS world tour which ran from August last year and ended on October 29 drew a total audience of more than two million at 62 shows in 23 cities, according to Big Hit Entertainment. BTS is worth 4.1 trillion won to the South Korean economy every year -- equivalent to the contribution of 26 mid-sized companies -- the Hyundai Research Institute said in a report published last December. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) / To go with SKorea-entertainment-music-BTS, FOCUS by Hwang Sunghee
2019-10-31 14:26:45
Tearful and screaming by turn, tens of thousands of BTS fans gathered in Seoul for the finale of the boyband's lucrative world tour, some flying thousands of kilometres to pay homage to their idols and swell their backers' bulging coffers.
The septet's global prominence reached unprecedented heights this year, becoming the first K-pop group to top charts in the US and Britain and performing a string of sold-out shows in Los Angeles, Paris, and London's Wembley Stadium.
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