Billboard unveiled the top 10 K-pop artists who grossed the highest from their concert tours in 2024.
“Less than 10 years since the first K-pop group landed on the all-genre Top Tours chart (BigBang in 2015), Korean acts continue to expand their global footprint in arenas and stadiums worldwide. And with BTS and BLACKPINK both off-cycle, each of which has previously ranked among the top 10 regardless of genre, a slate of idol groups are scoring career-high grosses and a crop of newer acts making their first year-end chart entries,” according to Billboard.
Based on the Billboard Boxscore charts, in 2024, the top 10 K-pop artists raked in $329.2 million from tours.
“Another caveat is that year-end Boxscore charts are based on reported figures. This affects all genres, but especially K-pop, as many artists have limited reporting, especially when it comes to shows in Asia,” the report added.
The top 10 K-pop acts consisted of five boy bands and five female artists. The top 3 places were occupied by HYBE artists.
The reported figures were based on shows worldwide from Oct. 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, 2024.
Seventeen emerged as the No. 1 top-grossing K-pop act, raking in $98.4 million from 24 shows that sold 865,000 tickets.
Seventeen (Pledis Entertainment)
ENHYPEN (X)
Tomorrow X Together (Pledis Entertainment)
ATEEZ (KQ Entertainment)
TWICE (X)
ENHYPEN placed second, grossing $63 million from 36 shows with 407,000 tickets sold. They are No. 50 on the Boxscore All-Genre Chart.
Tomorrow X Together grabbed third place with $58.1 million in gross from 26 shows and 453,000 tickets. They are No. 52 overall.
Boy band ATEEZ under KQ Entertainment ranked fourth with $37.6 million in gross from 13 shows with 192,000 tickets sold. They ranked 83rd overall.
Girl group TWICE of JYP Entertainment placed fifth with $24.2 million in gross with 220,000 tickets sold from five shows.
Here are the 10 top-grossing K-pop tours in 2024 based on Billboard Boxscore year-end charts:
1. SEVENTEEN
Gross: $98.4M
Attendance: 865,000 tickets
Shows: 24
All-Genre Rank: No. 31
2. ENHYPEN
Gross: $63M
Attendance: 407,000 tickets
Shows: 36
All-Genre Rank: No. 50
3. TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Gross: $58.1M
Attendance: 453,000 tickets
Shows: 26
All-Genre Rank: No. 52
4. ATEEZ
Gross: $37.6M
Attendance: 192,000 tickets
Shows: 13
All-Genre Rank: No. 83
5. TWICE
Gross: $24.2M
Attendance: 220,000 tickets
Shows: 5
All-Genre Rank: N/A
6. IU
Gross: $16.6M
Attendance: 92,600 tickets
Shows: 8
All-Genre Rank: N/A
7. IVE
Gross: $10.8M
Attendance: 92,900 tickets
Shows: 10
All-Genre Rank: N/A
8. NCT Dream
Gross: $7.8M
Attendance: 59,800 tickets
Shows: 8
All-Genre Rank: N/A
9. (G)I-DLE
Gross: $6.7M
Attendance: 46,500 tickets
Shows: 6
All-Genre Rank: N/A
10. ITZY
Gross: $6M
Attendance: 56,200 tickets
Shows: 8
All-Genre Rank: N/A
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IVE (X/Mama)
NCT Dream (X)
(G)I-DLE (X/Mama)
ITZY (X)