BTS

BTS’ Arirang tops US Billboard 200 chart for second consecutive week, a K-pop first

BTS performed their first show in nearly four years on March 21, in front of enormous crowds in Seoul for a K-pop extravaganza livestreamed to millions more worldwide.

All but 1 of BTS’ new songs chart on Billboard’s Hot 100

Thirty-nine of the K-pop boy band BTS' songs have now made it to the Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Commentary

How BTS went on hiatus yet returned with the biggest comeback of all time

Fans disperse after the media show featuring BTS at Shinsegae Square in Seoul, South Korea, Mar. 21, 2026. The group performed their first concert in three years, five months and six days, as obsessive fans point out. (Jun Michael Park/The New York Times)

BTS claim 7th No. 1 album on US Billboard 200 chart with Arirang

BTS perform during the BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang concert in Seoul, South Korea on March 21, 2026.

For BTS fans, it has never been just about the music

Fans watch the comeback concert of K-pop boy group BTS on a screen at the venue in Seoul on March 21.

25% of fans at BTS concert in Seoul were foreigners, with Thais largest group

Seoul said the figures suggest that foreign residents, such as international students, made up a larger share of attendees than tourists.

Life Listens

All 14 tracks of BTS’ Arirang land on Spotify’s daily top songs global chart

K-pop group BTS performs onstage during the BTS The Comeback Live | Arirang concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21.

BTS concert drew 18.4 million viewers, says Netflix

BTS' comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square drew more than 100,000 fans to central Seoul, according to the group’s label.

BTS comeback concert sparks debate over crowd control in South Korea, public disruption

South Korean megastars BTS reunited on March 21, 2026, for their first show in nearly four years, blowing away enormous crowds in Seoul for a K-pop extravaganza livestreamed to millions more worldwide.

S. Korean fashion brand Songzio’s Lyrical Armor collection shaped BTS’ Arirang concert looks

Seoul's city centre Gwanghwamun was transformed into a "virtual stadium" for Kpop's biggest success BTS's comeback concert on March 21. PHOTO: BIGHIT MUSIC AND NETFLIX.

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