SEVENTEEN Tops K-Pop Acts on Billboard Mid-Year Tour Charts

'NEW_' World Tour Draws Over 900,000 Fans Across Seven Months Group, Unit, and Solo Content Sustain 'Super Idol' Momentum

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Seventeen. Photo courtesy of Pledis Entertainment (HYBE) - Seoul Economic Daily Culture News from South Korea
Seventeen. Photo courtesy of Pledis Entertainment (HYBE)

SEVENTEEN, the 13-member group comprising S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The 8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino, posted the highest ranking among K-pop artists on Billboard's mid-year tour charts, reaffirming the group's clout in the global live music market.

According to Billboard's 2026 mid-year Boxscore report released on the 27th of last month (local time), covering the period from October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, SEVENTEEN ranked seventh on the Top Tours chart. The ranking marks the highest among K-pop artists.

During the tracking period, SEVENTEEN drew approximately 574,000 fans across 25 shows and recorded more than $88 million in ticket sales. The performance also placed the group at No. 9 on the Top Ticket Sales chart, the highest position among K-pop acts.

Seventeen. Photo courtesy of Pledis Entertainment (HYBE) - Seoul Economic Daily Culture News from South Korea
Seventeen. Photo courtesy of Pledis Entertainment (HYBE)

On the Top Boxscores chart, which ranks individual engagements by gross revenue, SEVENTEEN was the only K-pop act to land in the top 30. The group ranked 18th with the "SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR [NEW_] IN HONG KONG" shows held at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Stadium on February 28 and March 1. The two-day run sold out completely and drew more than 73,000 attendees.

SEVENTEEN has been regarded as one of the K-pop groups with the strongest ticket power in the global concert scene. "Tecate Pa'l Norte 2025," Latin America's largest music festival where the group became the first K-pop artist to headline, also ranked ninth on the Top Boxscores chart, underscoring the group's box-office appeal. The "SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR [NEW_]," which kicked off in September last year and wrapped in April this year, drew more than 900,000 fans combined across in-person and online audiences.

Beyond group activities, SEVENTEEN continues active work through unit and solo projects. After recently wrapping fan meetings at major dome venues in Japan, the group will hold "2026 SVT 10TH FAN MEETING" at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium on the 20th and 21st. New unit V8, formed by The 8 and Vernon, will release a new album on the 29th, while Dino is set to unveil his first mini album on August 3 under his alter ego Pichulin.

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Original reporting by Yeon Seung for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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