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Tax revenue up 8.4 tln won in July on higher wages, brisk stock trading

SEJONG, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax revenue rose by 8.4 trillion won (...

Tax revenue up 8.4 tln won in July on higher wages, brisk stock trading

BTS secured the second position on Billboard's Top Tours chart for July, raking in over US$102.5 million in revenue from eight shows during their Arirang world tour, according to The Korea Herald. The Weeknd took the top spot with US$124 million from 16 performances. Billboard highlighted that BTS is the third act to gross US$100 million in multiple months, joining Beyoncé and Bad Bunny in their historical records.

The group had previously topped Billboard's monthly tour revenue tally in April and May, but dropped to second place in July. The ongoing Arirang tour has generated a cumulative revenue of approximately US$433.2 million and sold more than 2.3 million tickets as of early August, based on Billboard's data. The band will perform four shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles starting from tomorrow, with performances on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday concluding the second US leg of their world tour.

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