BTS 'Arirang' Spends 15th Week on Spotify Weekly Album Chart

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• Argentine City Council Unanimously Designates BTS as 'Honorary Guest'

BTS (RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook) reached second place on Spotify's "Weeekly Top Albums Global" for the third consecutive week with their fifth full-length album 'Arirang'.

The reporting period was from June 26 to July 2. 'Arirang' maintained its position in the top ranks of this chart for 15 consecutive weeks and achieved the number one spot a total of nine times this year, the most for any artist. The title track 'SWIM' ranked sixth on "Weeekly Top Songs Global." Five tracks from the new album, including 'Body to Body', 'Hooligan', '2.0', and 'they don't know 'bout us', have remained on the chart for 15 consecutive weeks. The song 'Come Over', released last month on the 12th, is ranked 85th.

'Arirang' also entered the UK Official Charts "Official Albums Top 100" for the week of July 3–9 at number 37, marking its 15th consecutive week on the chart. In detailed charts, it ranked 14th on "Official Scottish Albums," 20th on both "Official Album Sales" and "Official Physical Albums," and 45th on "Official Album Streaming." 'SWIM' re-entered the rankings at 29th on "Official Single Sales" and 20th on "Official Single Downloads."

On the official German music chart "Top 100 Albums" for July 3, 'Arirang' remained in the top 10 for 15 consecutive weeks at number 9, while 'SWIM' re-entered the "Top 100 Singles" at 99th. On the Australian ARIA "Top 50 Albums" chart for July 6, 'Arirang' ranked 10th, and the "Top 20 Vinyl Albums" chart placed it at 15th.

Meanwhile, BTS has been designated as an 'Honorary Guest' (Huésped de Honor) by the city of La Plata in Argentina. On July 2, during a regular local meeting, the city council unanimously passed a motion to appoint BTS as honorary guests of the city. The council cited BTS's cultural influence, their promotion of youth rights worldwide, and their participation in international activities related to culture as the reasons for the designation.

'Honorary Guest' is the highest level of official honor bestowed upon distinguished visitors or world-renowned masters of culture and art who visit the city, according to La Plata's municipal ordinance. Julio Alak, mayor of La Plata, continues administrative coordination, including inspecting security and traffic systems and coordinating with hotel associations on accommodation regulations. BTS is scheduled to perform three concerts in Buenos Aires at the Estadio Único de La Plata stadium on October 21, 23, and 24, becoming the first Korean artists to hold a concert there as part of their 'BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG''.

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