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  "id": 4613649,
  "title": "BTS ranks No. 2 on Billboard Top Tours chart with US$102.5m July revenue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/bts-ranks-no-2-on-billboard-top-tours-chart-with-us-102-5m-july",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:07:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2026/08/31/bts-ranks-no-2-on-billboard-top-tours-chart-with-us1025m-july-revenue/233408"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Aug 31 — BTS ranked No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Tours chart for July after generating more than US$102.5...",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/tax-revenue-up-8-4-tln-won-in-july-on-higher-wages-brisk-stock-trading",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:00:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Tax revenue up $6 bil. in July on higher wages, brisk stock trading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/tax-revenue-up-6-bil-in-july-on-higher-wages-brisk-stock-trading",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:37:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}