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BTS concludes N. American tour with record-breaking LA shows

K-pop supergroup BTS has wrapped up the North American leg of its "ARIRANG" world tour with a series of record-setting concerts in Los Angeles, drawing an estimated 1.92 million fans across the continent. All 31 shows in 12 cities, including El Paso, Mexico City and New York, had sold out in advance, with the North American dates attracting about 1.92 million fans during the five-month run,…

BTS concludes N. American tour with record-breaking LA shows

BTS has concluded its North American leg of the ARIRANG world tour with a series of record-breaking concerts in Los Angeles, drawing an estimated 1.92 million fans across the continent. The five-month run, which included 31 shows in 12 cities, saw all dates sell out in advance. The tour's finale was a four-day concert at SoFi Stadium, which drew roughly 282,000 attendees and was watched in 177 countries on the K-pop fan community platform Weverse.

This marks the eighth time BTS has played at SoFi Stadium, surpassing any other act in the venue's history with a total fan count of about 496,000. The group also celebrated two birthdays during the tour, with fans singing celebratory songs for Jungkook and RM.

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