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Artist · K-pop

WINNER embodies YG's veteran-act dilemma: a group whose members cycled through mandatory military service, freezing full-group activity, yet whose back catalog and loyal touring base keep generating cash — a reminder that K-pop's older acts are annuities, not growth stocks, for their labels.

By the numbers

~220,0002025 tour ticketsTheir 2025 tour sold roughly 220,000 tickets across 28 shows, grossing an estimated KRW 18.6 billion (~USD 14.1M).↗1.2M+Career album salesWINNER's cumulative album sales exceed 1.2 million, reflecting a decade-plus of releases under YG.↗

In the news

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The company behind WINNER

YG EntertainmentKOSDAQ:122870 · YG connects global K-pop attention to touring, brand deals, fan demand, and artist-centered entertainment revenue.

How attention becomes money

1 — Discover the surface

2 — Use the platform repeatedly

3 — Follow the community or creator loop

4 — Spend, subscribe, or transact

5 — Keep coming back

Label-mates · 5

BLACKPINKglobal girl groupBABYMONSTERnew-gen girl groupTREASUREboy group fandomAKMUsibling duoBIGBANGlegacy hitmakers

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