The group BTS added another 1 billion-stream song on Spotify.
The title track "Life Goes On" from BTS's mini album BE, released in November 2020, surpassed 1 billion cumulative streams on the global audio·music streaming platform Spotify (as of March 21). With this, BTS now has its sixth song to reach 1 billion streams.
Previously, BTS had reached 1 billion streams with "FAKE LOVE," "Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey)," "Dynamite," "Butter" and "My Universe." "Life Goes On" is especially meaningful because it reached the 1 billion mark with predominantly Korean lyrics.
In particular, this record has drawn more attention as it coincides with the success of the new release "Arirang" (ARIRANG), which was released on the 20th. While all the tracks from "Arirang" have shown strength on Spotify's "Daily Top Songs Global" chart, "Life Goes On" also re-entered the same chart rankings about five years after its release (as of March 21), creating a spectacle in which the new and older releases are loved side by side.
"Life Goes On" is a song that offers comfort with the message "life goes on" despite facing a situation where one had to stop after running hard. At the time of its release it reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard main songs chart, the Hot 100 (Dec. 5, 2020), generating a global response. It made a clear mark in music history as the only song in Billboard chart's 62-year history to reach the top with primarily Korean lyrics.
The music video, directed by Jungkook, has also continued to receive love. From scenes of the members going about small daily moments to scenes of them calmly singing, the warmth throughout the video resonated with fans. Jungkook warmly blended his own sensibility into the video to express the regret and longing of not being able to meet fans in person because of COVID-19.
BTS released "Arirang" (ARIRANG) on the 20th. The title track "SWIM" took No. 1 on Spotify's "Daily Top Songs Global" chart for two consecutive days (March 20–21). It is also making a strong impression domestically, sweeping the top spots on daily charts of major music sites such as Melon, Jini and Bugs on the 22nd.
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