The group BTS swept three crowns on Japan's Oricon chart.
According to Oricon on the 25th, BTS's fifth full-length album "Arirang" (ARIRANG) simultaneously took No. 1 on the March 30 weekly combined album ranking, weekly album ranking and weekly digital album ranking, sweeping Oricon's major charts.
Arirang recorded 11,851 downloads in its first week on the weekly digital album ranking. It surpassed the group's previous best of 11,396 downloads set by the mini album BE, released in 2020 (Nov. 30, 2020). This is the highest figure ever for an overseas artist. In addition, BTS now holds the major record of achieving their 10th No. 1 on that chart.
Momentum on global platforms is also fierce. BTS swept the top five of Apple Music's global top 100 chart on the 24th. Led by the title track SWIM at the top, Body to Body (No. 2), Hooligan (No. 3), FYA (No. 4) and NORMAL (No. 5) filled the top ranks without gap. They also placed a total of 12 songs in the top 20, with Aliens (No. 7), 2.0 (No. 8), Like Animals (No. 11), Merry Go Round (No. 12), they don't know 'bout us (No. 14), Please (No. 17) and One More Night (No. 20). SWIM held the No. 1 spot on Spotify's daily top songs global for three consecutive days (March 20-22). The new release Arirang, produced overall by chairman Bang Si-hyuk, is recording significant achievements on major charts upon release.
BTS comeback live: ARIRANG, held around Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on the 21st, drew 18.4 million real-time viewers in Netflix's tally. At the same time, social media mentions related to the comeback were counted at 2.62 billion. After successfully completing the Spotify-collaborated event Spotify X BTS: SWIMSIDE on the 24th, BTS will appear as a full group on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on the 26th-27th, marking their first full-group appearance there in about four years and eight months.
[Photo] Provided by BigHit Music (HYBE).
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