BTS is set to start a large-scale world tour from April following a full-group comeback in March, and foreign media reported that it is expected to generate 1.4 trillion won in revenue.
BTS on the 14th at 12 a.m. announced the news of the new world tour by releasing a 'BTS WORLD TOUR' poster through the global superfans platform Weverse. This is a large-scale performance held about four years after 'BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE,' which concluded in Las Vegas, U.S., in 2022.
The tour will start in Goyang, Korea, and cover North America, Europe, South America and Asia. Concerts begin at Goyang Sports Complex on April 9 and April 11–12 for three days, and on June 12–13 they will meet audiences in Busan. After that, they will tour London, Tokyo, Munich, Sydney and Los Angeles, among others.
So far 79 shows in 34 cities have been opened, and with Japan and Middle East dates to be added later, the scale of the tour is expected to expand further. This is the largest number of shows for a single tour by a K-pop artist.
In this regard, British outlet BBC reported the news of BTS's tour, noting it appears set to be one of the biggest tours of the year.
Quoting Billboard, it reported that BTS and HYBE are expected to earn more than $1 billion in revenue from this full-group comeback, including concert, merchandise, licensing, album sales and streaming revenue (about 1.4762 trillion won).
Meanwhile, ahead of the world tour, BTS will release their fifth studio album, which contains 14 tracks, on March 20. It is a full-group comeback after about 3 years and 9 months, and the songs are said to reflect the sincere emotions and concerns accumulated during their past journey.
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