[길따라] 김밥집에서 본 K팝의 관광경제학 - 연합뉴스

Yonhap reports that encounters with foreign fans at a Dongdaemun kimbap shop illustrate how K-pop concerts spread spending across entire cities. Citing Culture Ministry and Korea Culture & Tourism Institute data, it says BTS concert attendees averaged 8.7 days in Korea and spent 3.53 million won per person—well above typical visitors—and that card spending around some concert sites rose 38-fold; the government plans 12 billion won for venue upgrades and aims to build a 50,000-seat dome in the long term.