SM idols have it so easy. K-pop fans were treating Taehyung from BTS like the worst person alive for working with Coca-Cola Korea, but now everyone is quiet.
Biggest song debuts on the global Spotify chart in 2026:
#1 SWIM 14.64M
#2 Make Them Cry 13.2M
#3 Aperture 12.47M
#4 Body to Body 11.18M
#5 Dust 10.9M
#6 Ran To Atlanta 10.9M
#7 Whisper My Name 10.7M
#8 drop dead 10.7M
#9 Janice STFU 9.6M
#10 National Treasures 9.3M
#11 hate that i made you love me 8.79M
#12 I Knew It, I Knew You 8.77M
#13 Hooligan 8.73M
#14 Shabang 8.5M
#15 American Girls 8.31M
#16 FYA 8.07M
#17 Aliens 7.75M
#18 Make them Pay 7.68M
#19 2.0 7.38M
#20 2 Hard 4 The Radio 7.35M
According to BBC, on-screen statistics during Thursday’s show revealed that more than 4 MILLION fans paid to watch the opening night livestream of BTS’ ARIRANG SOLD-OUT tour.
— The show generated around $168 MILLION (£125 MILLION) in sales.
Following the release of BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ tracklist, they blew up on X, generating over 1.1 MILLION mentions and 4.5 MILLION+ engagements within just a few hours.