K-pop concert attendance in Japan surpasses pre-COVID levels
TOKYO -- The number of fans attending K-pop concerts in Japan has likely surpassed audience traffic from before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an industry group.
Performances by these South Korean artists drew 2.75 million people nationwide during the first half of 2023, the All Japan Concert & Live Entertainment Promoters Conference (ACPC) reports. The ACPC expects that full-year attendance outstripped the 3.56 million concertgoers recorded in 2019.