BTS shows in N. America draw 840,000 concertgoers: agency
K-pop group BTS has drawn 840,000 fans across 15 performances in five cities on the North American leg of its world tour, the group's agency said Saturday. The seven-member act performed sold-out shows recently in Tampa, El Paso, Stanford and Las Vegas in the United States, as well as Mexico City in Mexico, as part of its "Arirang" world tour, according to BigHit Music. Due to overwhelming demand, the group put on extra shows in Tampa, Stanford and Las Vegas, which all sold out. BTS began the world tour last month to mark its comeback after a near four-year hiatus as members fulfilled South Korea's mandatory military service for men. U.S.-based Billboard reported that BTS grossed $76.2 million and sold 417,000 tickets in its eight shows in Goyang, South Korea, Tokyo and Tampa in April, making it the highest-grossing tour last month. BTS's next world tour performance will take place June 12-13 in South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan
