BTS's album 'ARIRANG' tops three Oricon charts, breaking records and dominating global music charts with multiple hits.
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BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) has achieved a triple crown on the Oricon chart. According to Oricon yesterday (25th), BTS's 5th full album 'ARIRANG' simultaneously reached number one on the 'Weekly Combined Album Ranking', 'Weekly Album Ranking', and 'Weekly Digital Album Ranking' for the week of the 30th, dominating the major Oricon rankings. 'ARIRANG' recorded 11,851 downloads in its first week on the 'Weekly Digital Album Ranking', surpassing the previous best record of 11,396 downloads set by their 7th mini album 'BE' released in 2020 (as of November 30, 2020). This is the highest figure in history, including overseas artists. Additionally, BTS now holds a remarkable record of achieving number one on this chart for the 10th time. Their momentum on the global music chart is also remarkable. They swept the top five positions on Apple Music's 'Global Top 100' chart as of the 24th, with the title track 'SWIM' at number one, followed by 'Body to Body' (2nd), 'Hooligan' (3rd), 'FYA' (4th), and 'NORMAL' (5th). They also ranked 12 songs in the top 20, including 'Aliens' (7th), '2.0' (8th), 'Like Animals' (11th), 'Merry Go Round' (12th), 'they don't know 'bout us' (14th), 'Please' (17th), and 'One More Night' (20th). 'SWIM' maintained the number one position on Spotify's 'Daily Top Song Global' for three consecutive days (March 20-22). The 'BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG' held on the 21st at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul recorded a real-time viewer count of 18.4 million according to Netflix. After successfully concluding the event 'Spotify X BTS: SWIMSIDE' on the 24th, they are set to appear on NBC's 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on the 26th-27th.
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