BTS enters South American tour..."Bogotá, 50 billion won economic effect"

[Dispatch=Reporter Yuha] BTS continues its world tour heat to South America.

BTS will hold 'ARIRANG' at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá, Colombia on October 3-4 (Korea time). They open the curtain on their South American tour.

This is the first time BTS takes the stage in Colombia as a complete group. Local authorities are anticipating significant economic ripple effects ahead of the concerts.

The Tourism Observatory under the Bogotá Tourism Board projected that consumption from the two concerts will exceed 99 billion Colombian pesos (approximately 40.6 billion won in Korean currency).

Bogotá's Economic Development Bureau expected even greater effects. It assessed the economic ripple effect will reach approximately 126.054 billion Colombian pesos (approximately 51.7 billion won in Korean currency). It also projected that 5,244 direct and indirect jobs will be created.

BTS continues its South American tour starting from Bogotá. They will hold 14 concerts across a total of 5 cities: Lima, Peru; Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and São Paulo, Brazil.

by. Hanuel Yoo