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Finish Line

Axios Finish Line

The uber-popular Korean pop boy band BTS accounts for $4.65 billion of South Korea's GDP, per the Hollywood Reporter.

Why it matters: That makes the band as valuable to South Korea's economy as multinational giants like Samsung and Hyundai.

BTS sold 300,000 tickets for a U.S. tour in minutes, crashing Ticketmaster. And the seats cost an average of $452 each, notes the Hollywood Reporter.

The band's twitter account generates around 4 times as much engagement as President Trump's account, reports Axios' Neal Rothschild.

The staggering value of K-pop band BTS

The band accounts for $4.65 billion of South Korea's GDP.

BTS performs in Las Vegas at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. Photo: Todd Williamson/NBC/Getty Images

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The staggering value of K-pop band BTS

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