BTS, Spotify topped the list for 3 consecutive days...Oricon's record sales are the highest among foreign singers this year

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Group BTS's "SWIM" topped the global chart for three consecutive days.

According to Spotify, a global audio and sound source streaming platform on the 23rd, BTS's title track "SWIM" of its 5th regular album "ARIRANG" remained No. 1 for 3 consecutive days (March 20-22) on "Daily Top Song Global." The track "Body to Body" remained in second place for three consecutive days.

In addition, BTS's songs such as "Hooligan" (4th place), "FYA" (5th place), "NORMAL" (6th place), "Like Animals" (7th place), "Alien" (8th place) and "2.0" (9th place) ranked in the top 10. In addition, "they don't know" "about us" (11th), "Merry Go Round" (12th), "One More Night" (16th), "Please" (19th), "Into the Sun" (21st), and "No. 29" (22nd) filled the top of the chart.

It is also resonating in the Japanese music market. "Arirang" went straight to the top of the "Weekly Album Ranking" (March 30th, counting period: March 16-22, 2026) released by Oricon on the 24th. This is the team's 11th "Weekly Album Ranking" No. 1. During the aggregation period, 547,000 copies were sold, achieving the highest sales of foreign artists in 2026. In particular, it proved its overwhelming popularity by performing amazing results just three days after its release.

The domestic response is also hot. "SWIM" swept the top of the daily charts of major music sites such as Melon, Bugs, and Genie on the 23rd. In Vibe, "Body to Body" topped the "Top 100" (as of the 23rd), showing that it is receiving a lot of love from the tracks.

BTS released a 'SWIM' performance video on Spotify and Apple Music on the 24th. This video clearly shows the choreography, facial expressions, and movements of the members, so you can fully enjoy the "SWIM" stage. As it is a full performance video released after a long time, the seven members' teamwork and harmony are all the more welcome. The performance of "SWIM" saves the atmosphere of the song with movements and elaborate movements. In the chorus, simple movements are repeated to increase concentration, and the perfect sum created by the members meshing one beat at a time doubles the sense of immersion on the stage. The delicate expressive power that is buried in the restrained flow shows the aura of BTS.

Meanwhile, BTS appears in various programs at home and abroad. On the 22nd, Jin appeared in the YouTube content Life 84. Jimin's YouTube content 'Hot It Shoo' will appear on the 24th and RM and Suga will appear on 'EpicCase' on the 26th. It will appear as a group on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," which will air at 12:35 p.m. from the 26th to the 27th.

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