BIGHIT celebrates the success of BTS' ARIRANG in a new press release, citing Luminate data (@bts_bighit):
- 3.8 billion global streams (of album tracks) between March 20-May 14
- 5.3 billion global streams (of overall BTS catalog) in that window
- Balanced streaming, led by Latin America (27%), Northeast Asia (17%), North America (14%), Southeast Asia (13%), and Europe (12%)
- 810K US physical sales during that window
JPEGMAFIA appreciates BTS and their fans:
— "Without a shadow of a doubt, professional, straight to the point... those dudes could crank out a hit in one day. The BTS ARMY, they come out in droves no matter what time of the night. They drown everything out. I'm so jealous."