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BTS's comeback album "ARIRANG" (Arirang) exceeded 2 million Spotify pre-storage, achieving this record for the first time in K-pop and Asian group history.
On the 20th, BTS' fifth full-length album "ARIRANG" remained at the top of the Spotify countdown chart about two months before its release, recording 2.02 million pre-saved. It is the first K-pop and Asian group and the second-ever record among all artists.
If you look at the daily increase trend, the global impact of BTS is more real. Pre-storage, which started with 564,100 cases on the first day, surpassed 1.49 million with 926,900 additional cases on the second day. Then, 320,000 cases were added on the third day and 210,000 cases on the fourth day, exceeding the 2 million mark in four days.
"ARIRANG" was inspired by the traditional Korean folk song "Arirang" and contained the themes of identity, roots, longing, and reunification. The album, which symbolically expresses the journey of the seven members who returned to the full after serving in the military, is scheduled to be released on March 20.
The pre-storage craze accelerated further by linking it with the access to the World Tour ticket presale. Ahead of the world tour, which will start with a concert in Korea on April 9, Billboard ads installed in major cities around the world are raising expectations.
BTS' influence is not limited to Spotify. Hallyu news outlet allkpop recently reported, "Weverse subscribers increased by 900,000 and Spotify listeners by 1 million in just four days after the announcement of the world tour."
In response to such an explosive response, Korean netizens even coined the new term "picketing." The online community says, "My place [Crying] "I'm a late fan, but I'm sincerely praying for at least one seat to come out." "900,000 people???" There were a lot of reactions such as "ㄷㄷ", "I'm scared of ticketing", and "I wish BTS would succeed more, but please leave my seat."
One fan said, "Knock knock... My seat, are you there…? I'm scared...He expressed his anxiety about the ticket purchase competition, and another fan said, "I've endured all the hard times and waited for the full group to return. Please give me my seat He expressed his desperation.
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