The best score ever? BTS 'SWIM' and 'Dynamite' streaming nearly doubled [Star Issue]

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BTS's comeback new song "SWIM" recorded twice as many streams as "Dynamite" on Spotify.

Spotify posted a post titled 'The BTS Effect' on its official SNS on the 26th. According to Spotify, the number of users who first listened to BTS's songs on the platform surged by more than 690% after the release of their fifth full-length album "ARIRANG" on the 20th.

In particular, the title song "SWIM" was played 14,644,352 times on Spotify on the first day of the release. This is 1.3 times and 1.9 times higher than the team's mega hits "Butter" and "Dynamite," respectively.

Not only the title song but also the songs in the album are enjoying an even popularity all over the world. Immediately after the release of the new report, 11.7 million times were added to the personal playlist. In the first week alone, BTS was ranked 260 times on the "Daily Top Song" and "Daily Top Artist" charts in several countries/regions. It also swept the top of the "Daily Top Artist" in 70 countries/regions as of March 20.

The popularity of "BTS Comeback Live: ARIRANG" (BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG), held in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul on the 21st, also appeared on the chart. Immediately after the performance, streaming of the album soared by about 120%. The past song "Mikrokosmos," which was presented at the site, received great attention, with the number of plays rising 250% in Korea alone compared to the previous day.

According to the release of the circle chart on the 26th, "Arirang" won five awards in its 12th week (counting period: March 15-21), sweeping the album chart, retail album chart, download chart, V coloring chart, and social chart 3.0.

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