Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
BigBang earns big bucks from LA concert
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By Bahk Eun-ji
BigBang’s Los Angeles concert in the Staples Center ranked 10th on the “Hot Tours” chart by taking 1.9 billion won ($1.72 million) at the box office, music magazine Billboard said Thursday.
About 13,360 people attended the performance. The group is the only Asian band on the chart.
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Pop star Taylor Swift topped the chart with $13.6 million from five performances.
BigBang has completed its 2015 MADE World Tour in North America _ Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Anaheim, New Jersey, Mexico and Canada _ which started on Oct.2. A total of 87,000 people attended the shows.