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Posted by Lerasmus727 pts Friday, February 1, 2019

Top 10 Best Touring Solo K-POP Acts

1.RAIN / BI: 2,846,364
Rain had actually debuted as a member of a boy band named Fanclub in 1998. He started his solo career in 2002, held the first concert tour, 'Rainy Day' in 2005 and drew an audience of 2,846,364 people till now. Rain hasn't performed since his last concert tour 'The Squall World Tour' in 2016.

2.BIGBANG's G-Dragon: 1,250,000
All of BIGBANG members except T.O.P. have held concert tours but G-Dragon is the most audience drawing one! G-Dragon held his first concert 'Shine a Light' in 2009 and drew an audience of 1,250,000 people till now. G-Dragon who is currently doing his military service will be discharged in late 2019.

3.JYJ's XIA Junsu: 917,600
Since leaving TVXQ, JYJ members have been facing many obstacles. Their concerts were cancelled many times and concert venue owners refused to rent the venues to JYJ for no reason. They have also been blocked from appearing on broadcasts and media, so they are not able to promote properly. The members, who are not able to promote their concerts, have been holding their concert tours silently. XIA Junsu, who was discharged from the army in November 2018, held his first concert tour 'Tarantallegra' in 2012 and drew an audience of 917,600 people till now. In addition to his concerts, Junsu has also drawn an audience of 428,000 people through his musicals. Junsu's next Japan tour of 7 shows will begin on April 2.



4.JYJ's Jaejoong: 611,120
Jaejoong has faced many obstacles just as XIA Junsu but didn't give up! He held his first solo tour 'Your,My&Mine' in 2013 and drew an audience of 611,120 people till now. Jaejoong's new arena concert tour in Japan will being on April 10.

5.PSY: 585,700
PSY held his first concert tour 'Ssaeng Show' in 2000. Due to his low popularity, he didn't perform for a long time and held his next concert tour in 2005. With the success of 'Gangnam Style,' PSY became popular globally and held concerts all over the world!

6.BoA: 563,881
BoA, the queen of K-POP debuted at a very young age... when she was only 13! BoA held her first concert tour 'VALENTI' in Japan, in 2003. Although BoA held concert tours in Japan almost every year, her first concerts in hometown and Asia were held in 2013.


7.BIGBANG's Daesung: 560,700
Daesung debuted as a solo singer with his Japanese album 'D'scover' in 2013 and held his first concert tour. He is currently doing his military service and will be discharged in late 2019.

8.Kim Hyun Joong 376,100
SS501
's former member and Boys Over Flowers' star Kim Hyung Joong held his first concert tour 'First Japan Tour' in 2011 and drew an audience of 376,100 people through 6 concert tours.

9.BIGBANG's Taeyang 277,400
Taeyang is BIGBANG's 3rd most touring member! Taeyang held his first concert 'Hot Concert' in 2008 and drew an audience of 287,400 till now. He's currently doing his military service and will be discharged in late 2019.



10.SHINEE's Taemin 224,600
Although Taemin held his first concert 'Taemin The 1st Stage' only 16 months ago, he's able to make it top 10! Taemin is preparing for a solo comeback within February so you can expect for a next concert tour!

  1. Big Bang
  2. Taeyang
  3. G-Dragon
  4. Daesung
  5. BoA
  6. Jaejoong
  7. Kim Hyun Joong
  8. Psy
  9. Rain
  10. SS501
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satyrr1,273 pts Friday, February 1, 2019 2
Friday, February 1, 2019

I always wondered why fans never included Rain in their best touring artist lists. Even his first tour sold out around 350K tickets and he did many world tours. Also cheers to Junsu and Jaejoong! They really get screwed by SM. I don't understand how SM can be this effective even in Japan

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soum7,028 pts Friday, February 1, 2019 0
Friday, February 1, 2019

Good list I like everyone that is mentioned :) I am really happy to see two members of JYJ! Proud of their hard work even with all the obstacles :D


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