About half of Koreans prefer 'unpaid' online concerts: survey Posted : 2021-02-17 15:33 Updated : 2021-02-17 17:23 A scene from BLACKPINK's "The Show," the K-pop girl group's first livestream concert held on Jan. 31. Courtesy of YG Entertainment By Park Ji-won BLACKPINK's "The Show," the K-pop megastar girl band's first livestream concert held on YouTube on Jan. 31, drew the attention of fans from all over the world. YG Entertainment, its agency, estimated more than 280,000 audiences watched the show, which approximately raised at least 10 billion won ($9 million) from ticket sales. Audiences paid an average of 42,000 won for the show. K-pop sensation BTS's livestream concerts held in June and October also attracted a large number of people or some 750,000 and 990,000 audiences, respectively, earning at least 26 billion won and 50 billion won from ticket sales.