BTS' 'ARIRANG' World Tour officially becomes the HIGHEST-GROSSING tour by ANY Vocal Group and K-pop Act in history.
— The tour has already grossed $433.2 MILLION and sold 2.3 MILLION tickets across 38 SOLD-OUT shows so far.
oh you won't get it, I feel so unbelievably happy in this specific narrow window of weather. The smell of the ozone, the sound of leaves rustling, the cool wind, the clouds moving, the rumblings distant thunderclaps, nothing makes me feel so at peace with myself.
BTS really put pressure on the Grammys. This is the first time in history that the Recording Academy has faced such intense scrutiny and criticism over its actions. BTS is the first artist to make the Grammys lose relevance and respect.
4 years ago, j-hope made history as the FIRST-EVER Asian act to headline a major US music festival, Lollapalooza.
• He is the HIGHEST ticket selling artist in the festival's history
• Pulled a massive SOLD-OUT 105K attendance
• Biggest draw the festival had in 31 years
• SOLD-OUT $1 MILLION worth of merch
• 15 MILLION live viewers on Weverse
• ★★★★★ rating from NME
• He did it ALL by himself.
The New York Times on the Grammys' new “Best Asian Pop Music Performance” category:
— “The Recording Academy should stop inventing new awards categories, especially ones based on ethnicity, nationality or language…”
Arirang by BTS has surpassed 1.6 million units sold in the US. It now ranks as the fourth best selling album of the year in the country and the #1 best-selling album globally.