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BTS releases ‘Come Over’ on streaming platforms ahead of 13th anniversary celebrations | Korean News

BTS releases ‘Come Over’ on streaming platforms ahead of 13th anniversary celebrations | Korean News

BTS released “Come Over”, the centrepiece of the group’s 2026 FESTA, on global streaming platforms on Friday at 1 p.m. KST, as a gift to their fans. For those unfamiliar with the tradition: BTS FESTA is an annual event held every year in June to commemorate the group’s debut. It functions as a gift to fans, featuring special content such as new photos, behind-the-scenes videos, unreleased songs, and performance clips, culminating around June 13, the group’s official debut date. The story behind “Come Over” starts in April, during BTS comeback album release. The track was first released on April 3, appearing as the fifteenth track on the Deluxe Vinyl version of ARIRANG, BTS’s fifth studio album. That meant only fans who had purchased the physical vinyl format could hear it, leaving the majority of the global fanbase locked out. Once those vinyl copies landed, snippets spread online within hours, and the fandom’s reaction was instant and overwhelming. The demand for a streaming release was immediate. As a result, the band released the song on all …

BTS announce Arirang Busan concerts with live theatre screenings on June 13; where can desi ARMY watch it in India?

BTS announce Arirang Busan concerts with live theatre screenings on June 13; where can desi ARMY watch it in India?

Global K-pop phenomenon BTS are officially returning to the stage where an important chapter of their journey once paused. The group has announced a massive anniversary concert at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium on June 13, with the performance set to be broadcast live in cinemas worldwide. For fans across the globe, especially ARMY, the concert carries deep emotional significance. The June 13 show marks BTS’s return to the same venue where the group last performed together nearly three years and eight months ago before stepping away for South Korea’s mandatory military service. BTS announce Arirang Busan concerts with live theatre screenings on June 13. (Hybe) The ARIRANG World Tour reaches historic scale The Busan concert is part of BTS’s ongoing ARIRANG World Tour, which has already become one of the most ambitious global tours ever mounted by a Korean act. The tour currently spans 34 cities and includes 85 scheduled performances worldwide. Early shows in Goyang and Tokyo generated enormous global attention, with millions of fans tuning in through live cinema screenings and digital …

BTS Jung Kook apologises for sound issue during Tampa’s Arirang tour leg: ‘I am mad too’ | Korean News

BTS Jung Kook apologises for sound issue during Tampa’s Arirang tour leg: ‘I am mad too’ | Korean News

3 min readHyderabadApr 27, 2026 03:45 PM IST Less than 24 hours after BTS opened the North American leg of their Arirang World Tour at Raymond James Stadium, member Jung Kook posted an apology on Instagram, acknowledging a sound issue that had disrupted the performance of ‘Magic Shop’ during the show on Saturday. Writing in Korean on his Instagram story on Sunday, Jung Kook said there had been a sound issue during “Magic Shop” and apologised to the fans who attended the concert. In a second story posted shortly after, he added, “I am mad too.” The apology came after clips of the performance circulated widely on social media, with fans divided over what they were hearing. Some viewers posted video clips online and expressed disappointment in the vocals, while others defended the members and argued the problems were clearly the result of a microphone issue, pointing out that it would be unlikely for all members to independently make the same vocal choices simultaneously. BTS Arirang tour The Tampa show was one of the most …

BTS makes Billboard history: ARIRANG is now the longest-running No. 1 group album in over a decade | Korean News

BTS makes Billboard history: ARIRANG is now the longest-running No. 1 group album in over a decade | Korean News

3 min readHyderabadApr 15, 2026 02:46 PM IST When BTS dropped ARIRANG after nearly four years away, the numbers were always going to be big. What nobody quite expected was that they would keep coming. Three consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 is a number that sounds normal on paper, but in today’s music landscape, where streaming surges fade fast and chart momentum is hard to hold, it means a great deal more than that. The last group album to pull this off was Mumford and Sons’ Babel in 2013, which went on to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Now that belongs to ARIRANG. How it got here ARIRANG opened with 641,000 equivalent album units in the United States during its debut tracking week, making it the largest opening week of 2026 so far. In its second week, the album earned 187,000 equivalent album units, a 71% decline from debut, but still enough to hold No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Also Read: Exclusive | ‘Shah Rukh Khan …

BTS goes back to its roots in Hooligan MV, their third visual from comeback album ARIRANG | Korean News

BTS goes back to its roots in Hooligan MV, their third visual from comeback album ARIRANG | Korean News

4 min readHyderabadApr 8, 2026 02:46 PM IST BTS released the music video for “Hooligan,” a fan-favorite B-side from their new album “ARIRANG” on Wednesday. The drop came without much runway, especially by K-pop standards. Earlier in the day, the group’s official accounts swapped their profile photo for an image of three black balaclavas, sending fans into a spiral of speculation online. A rebellious, high-energy track, “Hooligan” is co-written by RM, j-hope, and Suga, and showcases a very different side of the group from their dreamy, chart-topping title track “SWIM.” Where “SWIM” leaned into something more tender and polished, “Hooligan” does the opposite: it is blunt, kinetic, and deliberately rough around the edges. About Hooligan music video RM, Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook appear in edgy, all-black fits in the new visual. It opens in a parking garage, a nod to their 2017 video for “Not Today,” and features masked dancers and a girl with a sword.As a part of the “Hooligan” music video, BTS starts from a parking lot and then …

BTS makes Billboard history: ARIRANG is now the longest-running No. 1 group album in over a decade | Korean News

BTS’ ARIRANG becomes the fastest album by a group to cross 1 billion streams on Spotify | Korean News

4 min readHyderabadApr 6, 2026 03:20 PM IST BTS is back, and the numbers are making that impossible to ignore. The group’s album ARIRANG has crossed 1 billion streams on Spotify in just 16 days, setting a new record for the fastest album by a group and the fastest by any Asian act in the platform’s history. ARIRANG marks BTS’ first full album in six years and their first since completing their mandatory South Korean military service. Released on March 20, the album wasted no time announcing its arrival. The album opened with 110,005,265 streams on its first day, marking the biggest debut ever for a K-pop album and the largest single-day total of the year. That figure also ranks as the 12th highest streaming day in Spotify history. Spotify acknowledged the achievement directly via Instagram, writing that ARMY made ARIRANG “the most streamed K-Pop album in Spotify history and the most streamed album in a single day in 2026.” The first-week momentum was equally striking. The project amassed 545,441,619 streams in its opening seven …

BTS goes noir in ‘2.0’ music video, paying tribute to South Korean film Oldboy | Korean News

BTS goes noir in ‘2.0’ music video, paying tribute to South Korean film Oldboy | Korean News

4 min readHyderabadUpdated: Apr 2, 2026 04:08 PM IST BTS are not the kind of group to put out filler content between promotions. Just twelve days after dropping their fifth studio album ARIRANG, they released the official music video for “2.0,” and it has given fans and critics plenty to talk about. The video is a deliberate homage to Park Chan-wook’s 2003 Korean thriller Oldboy, one of the most celebrated films to ever come out of South Korea. The reference is impossible to miss. The music video opens inside a cramped elevator. When the doors pull apart, all seven members step out into a narrow hallway wearing tailored suits, facing a crowd of rough-looking strangers. The whole setup mirrors the iconic corridor sequence from the film, though BTS swap out the violence for synchronized choreography. Their dancing, not their fists, clears the hallway. It is a knowing piece of self-awareness from a group that understands exactly what they represent. RM appears at the end of the teaser wearing a wig and oversized sunglasses, lowering a …

BTS Drop ‘2.0’ teaser from ARIRANG; RM’s mafia boss avatar sends internet into frenzy | Korean News

BTS Drop ‘2.0’ teaser from ARIRANG; RM’s mafia boss avatar sends internet into frenzy | Korean News

3 min readHyderabadApr 1, 2026 03:43 PM IST Just days after releasing their highly anticipated album ARIRANG, BTS has unveiled a teaser for the music video of one of its tracks, “2.0” – and it has already sent the internet into a frenzy. Released at midnight KST on April 1, the teaser offers a glimpse into “2.0,” one of the B-sides from the group’s record-breaking new album ARIRANG. The track is produced by Mike WiLL Made-It and Pluss, with lyrics penned by RM, j-hope, V, Jungkook, and Suga. The 29-second clip opens with an elevator display at the first floor, where a group of men are seen arguing in a dimly lit hallway. As the elevator ascends to the second floor and the doors slide open, the BTS members appear in suits, styled like mobsters, and the scene shifts entirely. A hush falls over the crowd as they catch sight of the well-dressed figures inside. The camera then settles on RM, rocking a slick 1970s hairstyle and aviators, holding the frame with a quiet, intimidating …

BTS’ Arirang Performs Well on THIS Music Chart

BTS’ Arirang Performs Well on THIS Music Chart

The members of BTS are currently on cloud nine as their post-military comeback Arirang is proving to be successful in every way. Recently, the album has earned the first position on Billboard 200 and scored the biggest sales week for an album by a group in over ten years. Interestingly, Arirang positioned itself as the winner on the chart with 641,000 album units and 532,000 pure album sales. It is the biggest first week for an album as per units, surpassing Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl. Based purely on album sales, Arirang has recorded the largest sales week for any album since Showgirl, which moved 3.48 million units. The last group to surpass this kind of weekly performance was One Direction with Midnight Memories in 2013, which sold 547,000 copies. Arirang’s numbers were significantly boosted by strong vinyl demand, with 208,000 units sold across 17 different variants. This also marks the sixth-highest vinyl sales week for an album in the modern era, while Taylor Swift continues to occupy the top five spots. BTS’ …

BTS lands seventh Billboard 200 No. 1 with ARIRANG, breaks decade-long group record | Korean News

BTS lands seventh Billboard 200 No. 1 with ARIRANG, breaks decade-long group record | Korean News

BTS has claimed their seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with ARIRANG, their first full group project in nearly four years since completing mandatory military service. The album opened with 641,000 equivalent album units earned in its first tracking week, the largest opening week for an album by a group since Billboard began measuring by equivalent album units in December 2014. The debut cements what many had already suspected since the album’s release on March 20: that the group’s return from a years-long hiatus, one defined by solo careers and mandatory service, had done nothing to diminish their grip on the global music market. The numbers behind the debut are staggering across every metric. Of ARIRANG’s 641,000 equivalent album units, pure album sales comprise 532,000, the group’s biggest sales week ever, while streaming equivalent album units comprise 95,000, equaling 99.10 million on-demand official streams, also BTS’ biggest streaming week ever for an album. Physical sales drove much of the chart performance, according to a report by Billboard. ARIRANG’s first-week sales were largely powered …