BTS’ “ARIRANG” officially becomes the FASTEST album in HISTORY to have ALL of its songs surpass 200 MILLION streams each on Spotify in 132 days (13 tracks), and ALL of its tracks in 200 days (14 tracks, including non-lyrical “No. 29”).
— It surpasses Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” (260 days for 12 tracks).
BTS’ “No. 29” has now surpassed 200 MILLION streams on Spotify.
— It becomes the FIRST and ONLY non-lyrical and silent-adjacent track in HISTORY to reach this milestone, setting records with nothing but silence.
GoldenVoice CEO and Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett reportedly attended BTS’ comeback performance at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul earlier this year while trying to bring the group to Coachella 2027.
— BTS’ absence is a “painful blow” to Coachella, as the group has “already far surpassed the impact” of large-scale festivals involving multiple lineups in the global concert market.
Arirang by BTS is the best selling album of 2026 so far, with over 14.4 million units, according to chartmasters.
No other album has surpassed 6 million units this year yet.
Paul Tollett, CEO of GoldenVoice and co-founder of Coachella, has personally visited BTS comeback performance at Gwanghwamun Square in March.
The cancellation of BTS appearance is reportedly described as a "painful blow when looking at recent figures in the global concert market", as they "have already far surpassed the impact of large-scale festivals involving multiple lineups"
More than 100,000 people have attended BTS Arirang Tour concert in Bogota across two dates, Billboard confirms.
They have broken the record for the most attended show at the venue.