Dancing boy bands are a common feature in K-pop, but when it comes to fan loyalty, 2PM has few rivals.
Catchy dance-pop singles produced by their agency's head producer JYP, intricate choreography that often takes a cue from acrobatics, handsome faces with slick hairstyles gelled to perfection — and especially their signature chiseled torsos — have caught the hearts of quite a few fans around the world — in fact hundreds of thousands, to put a real figure on it.
2PM's first Asian tour, which ran from September to March and visited eight places, attracted nearly 160,000 people. Venues were packed every night. Last month, they sold out six consecutive dates at Tokyo's iconic Nippon Budokan arena — every ticket was purchased under a minute after going on sale — amassing an additional 60,000.
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