KEY POINTS

  • The 2022 net worth of mega-hit boy group BTS is around $100 million
  • BTS is reportedly worth $3.6 billion to the South Korean economy
  • Forbes has listed BTS among the highest-paid celebrities in the world

Members of K-pop group BTS announced that they would take a hiatus to work on their solo projects.

Band leader RM, speaking at the FESTA dinner celebrating the group’s 9th year anniversary on Tuesday, said he wants to explore his own work without the constant recording and performing required of BTS.

“The problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that they don’t give you time to mature. You have to keep producing music and keep doing something,” said RM.

This would be BTS' third hiatus since 2019.

Now that they are taking a pause in their career, let us take a look at the members' individual net worths.

According to The Wealth Record, BTS’s overall net worth in 2022 is around $100 million. They are reportedly worth $3.6 billion to the South Korean economy.

In 2020, Forbes listed BTS among the highest-paid celebrities in the world, earning $50 million.

RM has a net worth of $20 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth.

BTS' main dancer and vocalist Jimin also has an estimated net worth of $20 million, the same as the other BTS members J-Hope and Suga.

Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, believed to be the most famous BTS member internationally, also has the same net worth.

The respective net worths of V and Jin is also estimated to be around $20 million, as per the same outlet.

BTS debuted in June 2013 and became a global sensation through the band's upbeat hits centered on mental health, self love and growing up.

The group scored five No. 1 albums in the U.S. Billboard 200 Chart. Their hit songs include "Dynamite," "Butter" and "Permission To Dance."

Last year, BTS became the first Asian band to win Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards.

The group released a new album, “Proof,” on Friday.

Shares in the management agency behind K-Pop band BTS plunged 27 percent after the group announced they were taking an indefinite break
Shares in the management agency behind K-Pop band BTS plunged 27 percent after the group announced they were taking an indefinite break GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA via AFP / Amy Sussman