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[ARMY Connect @Army_Connect]

GET WELL SOON TAEHYUNG 💜
GET WELL SOON JUNGKOOK 💜

As long as you all are happy & healthy, that's all we care about. Please prioritize your health 🙏.

[SAW BTS @kookprintts]

They surpassed one direction’s level of fame in like 2017

[chart data @chartdata]

Biggest US album debuts of 2026:

#1 ARIRANG 641K
#2 you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love 485K
#3 ICEMAN 463K
#4 Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. 430K
#5 The Great Divide 389K
#6 petal 295K
#7 The Fall-Off 280K
#8 GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 228K
#9 GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 200K
#10 The Romantic 186K
#11 Dandelion 169K
#12 OCTANE 162K
#13 BULLY 152K
#14 Cloud 9 147K
#15 With Heaven On Top 134K
#16 CONFESSIONS II 134K
#17 The Real Me 131K
#18 Daughter From Hell 124K
#19 DON’T BE DUMB 123K
#20 THE SIN : VANISH 122K
#21 HABIBTI 114K
#22 MAID OF HONOUR 110K
#23 The Way I Am 101K
#24 Middle Of Nowhere 100K

[♡ @amlysbang]

“But BTS, possibly the biggest act in the world since Jackson”

@nytimes writing FACTS.

[billboard charts @billboardcharts]

Albums with the largest opening weeks of 2026 so far (by equivalent album units):

641,000, ARIRANG, @BTS_twt
485,000, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, @oliviarodrigo
463,000, ICEMAN, @Drake
430,000, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally, @Harry_Styles
389,000, The Great Divide, @NoahKahan
280,000, The Fall-Off, @JColeNC
228,000, GOLDEN HOUR : PART.5, @ATEEZofficial
200,000, Golden Hour : Part.4, @ATEEZofficial
186,000, The Romantic, @BrunoMars
169,000, Dandelion, @ellalangleymsic

[BIGHIT MUSIC @BIGHIT_MUSIC]

[기사] #방탄소년단 '아리랑', 영국서 올해 가장 성공한 앨범 중 하나
https://t.co/A9NLRlQ8Op

[Spotify @Spotify]

On July 17, 2026, BTS' 'NORMAL' became the most-streamed K-Pop music video in a single day in Spotify history.

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

[INFO] #BTS members explained about how they decided to perform only BTS songs, not subunits or solos, with all 7 members together.🥹💜

#JungKook: You hit the nail on the head with our intention. It’s pretty unusual for a group to fill an entire concert exclusively with group songs from start to finish anymore. We wanted to remind everyone what BTS is like as a group, and since it’s been so long since our last tour, we tried to focus on the kind of energy we have when we’re all together. Obviously that makes things harder, but we wanted to immerse the audience in that feeling of all seven of us putting on the show together, all the way through.

#V: We all felt that we should be focusing on the group rather than subunit or solo songs. I think that is the core of this tour. Having the seven of us back together after all this time feels special, and it’s also our way of saying we want to keep doing this together.

#RM: We wanted to put more weight on reaffirming the BTS brand that’s brought all of us this far. We’re at a point now where we can end up with a totally different outcome depending on what we choose to pour our energy into. That’s not me trying to explain or describe it. It’s just a feeling. It’s like, we have to do something to show that we’re locked in as a group, now that we’re back after such a long time away. After all, we’re talking about 13 years of history that the seven of us and ARMY have been building together.

#SUGA: I think it’s so “Bangtan” that the seven of us are still so aligned.

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

BANGTAN 🥹💜

[PopFeed @karkonzana]

Billboard praises BTS:

"No K-pop group or group in general has been able to accomplish what Bangtan has this century. From creating a global community to expanding K-pop well outside of its genre and delivering seven successful pop star solo acts, BTS truly paved the way."

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

BTS' “ARIRANG” is officially the #1 best-selling album in the US so far this year, leading in pure, physical, and digital album sales with 920,000 copies sold, including 331,000 vinyl copies.

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

BTS' “ARIRANG” has significantly boosted global demand for Korean music.

— South Korea now ranks as the world's third-largest music exporter, while the United States has emerged as one of the biggest importers of Korean music. (via Luminate data)

[chart data @chartdata]

Best selling albums on vinyl in the first half of 2026 (US):

#1 ARIRANG
#2 DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
#3 Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
#4 you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
#5 The Great Divide
#6 Thriller
#7 The Art of Loving
#8 The Romantic
#9 Number Ones
#10 The Fall-Off

[BIGHIT MUSIC @BIGHIT_MUSIC]

BTS (방탄소년단) <NORMAL> Official Teaser
(https://t.co/Asn8oa47Us)

#BTS #방탄소년단 #BTS_NORMAL

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

Performers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final so far.

— Half-time show
• BTS
• Madonna
• Shakira
• Justin Bieber
• Burna Boy
• Gustavo Dudamel
• PS22 Chorus ft. Coldplay.

— Closing Ceremony
• IShowSpeed
• Tom Cruise
• Laura Pausini
• Nicole Scherzinger
• Robbie Williams

— Jennifer Hudson will perform the National Anthem of United States ahead of the final.

[PopFeed @karkonzana]

According to many critics, BTS’ ARIRANG is a strong contender for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

[BTS BASE @btsbase07]

— SWIM by BTS is the highest charting 2026 song in First half of 2026 on the Circle Global K-pop Chart.

— SWIM is highest charting song by a Male Act on the Circle Global K-pop Chart in First half of 2026.

— BTS is the Artist with MOST SONGS in the top 10 of the First half of 2026 on the Circle Global K-pop Chart (4 songs).

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

According to Live Nation, BTS set a new record for the HIGHEST attendance per show since Tottenham Hotspur Stadium opened in 2019.

— They drew approximately 130,000 fans across 2 SOLD-OUT shows.

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

[NEWS] Forbes about #BTS_ARIRANG success!

“Arirang became a global blockbuster the moment it dropped, and lead single "Swim" was another major win for the Grammy-nominated troupe”
https://t.co/WXfylEUpS3

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

[NEWS] #BTS_ARIRANG (#1) was the Best selling album on the Circle/Gaon 2026 Half-Yearly Album Charts with 4,224,016 copies sold! 🇰🇷

CONGRATULATIONS BTS