BIGBANG have had a big year, managing to land on Forbes Magazine’s 2016 list of the “Highest Paid Celebrities Under 30”!

Given that this year is the group’s 10th anniversary, it goes without saying the 2016 has been the year of BIGBANG. With a successful world tour under their belt, the release of the popular “MADE” documentary film, various other anniversary-related projects, and their long-awaited third album to still come, BIGBANG have had big 2016, so much so that they’ve entered Forbes Magazine for the second time this year!

Following their entry into Forbes Magazine’s Celebrity 100 list earlier this year, BIGBANG have now made it into Forbes Magazine’s newly-released list of “Highest Paid Celebrities Under 30 for 2016” at No. 13. Not only do BIGBANG account for almost half of the international celebrities on the list, they’ve earned more than any active American male pop group.

A huge congrats to BIGBANG for making into Forbes Magazine (again)!

Source: SBS Pop Asia

[헤럴드POP=박수인 기자] BIGBANG made it on the Forbes list of the 30 highest-paid celebrities under 30.

On November 15 (local time), Forbes announced the list of “The 30 Highest-Paid Celebrities Under 30 In 2016” on its website. BIGBANG came 13thwith an annual earning of $44 million (about 52 billion won).

BIGBANG was the only Korean act on the list. Others on the list include Tayler Swift, Justin Bieber, Adele and Rihanna.

Forbes said, “the band took home more than any active American all-male arena pop group”, which demonstrates BIGBANG’s strong presence in the US market.

Earlier on, Forbes put BIGBANG on its Celeb 100 list and its World’s Highest Paid Celebrities 2016 list.

Meanwhile, BIGBANG is to make a comeback at the end of the year. Currently, the group is on a tour titled “BIGBANG THE CONCERT: 0.TO.10 THE FINAL-“, which started on November 5 at the Tokyo Dome. With this tour, BIGBANG became the first foreign artist to go on tours for four consecutive years in Japan. BIGBANG will hold 16 concerts in four cities, and as much as 781,500 people are expected to come to the group’s concerts.

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