YG makes lots of money thanks to Big Bang

[typhlogirl.livejournal.com]

[NEWS] Experts on tVN "Name List" presume BIGBANG's total gross income for 2015 = 150BILLION KRW ($126.5MILLION USD) pic.twitter.com/8XEO4BhMCz

— Stacey Kim (@big_seunghyun) December 14, 2015

Source: Stacey Kim @ twitter

According to this post by fish @ onehallyu that estimate only includes album sales and concert tickets, welp

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[gathyou.livejournal.com]

That's... a huge amount of money whoa
I can't even imagine what it would have been if the MADE album had been released when it was supposed to

[bloodtaki2.livejournal.com]

Same tbh. The sales would be astronomic.

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

Slay my fave. and what's not included:
- CF income (7 brands, Korea and China)
- QQ Music Sale in China
- Event attend income

wow. i would've thought exo bc they sold more albums and also had lots of concert this year. but then again idk how these things work /shrug/

YG makes a lot of money thanks to BB

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

But that's a LOT of money and doesn't even include everything. Now I'm curious how many they do with the merchandising. And I'm starting to think it's not a bad idea that I don't spend any money in kpop.

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

I don't like to think about how much of that money came from me just for concert tickets T_T

It's no secret that Big Bang money basically built YG; makes me wonder what the company's revenue is going to look like once they start doing their military duties.

[phililen3.livejournal.com]

YG better get Winner and Ikon going fast... And get 2NE1 working as soon as people stop terrorize Bom as much/Bom isn't as scared of being out. I keep wondering if YG will ever have a group with this money making ability again...

[phililen3.livejournal.com]

Tell us something we don't know....
But DAMN.... That is serious cash.... I mean.... Wow.... Come pay our bills....
And to think it might not be everything....

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

I think I say this every time, but petition to never use a pic of the lizard king ever again

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

Iconic!

[xxhna.livejournal.com]

Very nice!! I'm not that surprised. Big Bang is damn successful. I'm always curious how much the group actually gets when I see numbers like this. YG divides earnings more...fairly? Right?

[scheisse.livejournal.com]

i was confused at first because i took this as the amount they made as entertainers, but it's how much they made overall for the company? i'm assuming that money will be divided amongst the dozens of people who need to get paid.-

[xxhna.livejournal.com]

that's true! but they do receive a chunk of this at least...it makes you wonder how much idols really get or who makes the most as idols.

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

Supposedly YG artists' earnings are 60/40 with the majority going to the artists, but I have no verifiable source of how true that is.

[pastelpinklace.livejournal.com]

YG could def make winner bb 2.0 if only he got off his ass and started working

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IMO iKon is closest to debut era BB, which made him v little money, while Winner is close to current BB, who actually make money. If only these companies knew how to use these groups to their fullest potential smh.

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

ITAAAAAA!!! that's why even tho i think the iKON boys r adorable they r so ridiculously DATED in sound and appearance that i get annoyed. like BB 2.0 should be a step FORWARD not several era's back.

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Can they release MADE so I can give them more money please, thanks.

[magicpineapple.livejournal.com]

In other news, a bear was caught shitting in the woods. More news @ 6pm.

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was it a polar bear 'cause apparently they scream while they poop

[unicornios.livejournal.com]

How much do the members make tho? Is it split equally? Does GD get more?
I'm lowkey curious about how much money each has lol i'm nosy like that