Reporter Taesoo Lee Subscribe Subscribed Previous Next After the comeback announcement, Weverse paid membership subscribers increased approximately 3 times Enlarge image Spotify 'Countdown Chart Global' [Provided by Spotify. Resale and database prohibited] (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Tae-soo = Group BTS' 5th full-length album 'ARIRANG' has exceeded 3 million pre-saves on Spotify, the world's largest music platform, Big Hit Music, the agency, announced on the 4th. 'Arirang' surpassed 1 million views within two days of pre-save and 2 million views on the fourth day. Considering the current upward trend, attention is focused on whether it will surpass pop star Taylor Swift's 12th album 'The Life of a Showgirl', which holds the record for the most pre-save records (6 million). 'Arirang' also ranked first for two weeks on the 'Countdown Chart Global', a chart that counts the pre-save numbers of albums and singles about to be released. In addition, on Hive's fan platform Weverse, the number of paid membership subscribers increased approximately three-fold after BTS' new album release and world tour were announced. BTS' 5th album 'Arirang' will be released at 1 PM on the 20th of next month. They will also hold a large-scale free concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on the afternoon of the 21st of next month, the day after the release. tsl@yna.co.kr Related News BTS walks ‘King’s Road’ at Gyeongbokgung Palace… How will the Gwanghwamun concert be held? Seoul is excited ahead of BTS's comeback... All-out effort to manage crowd safety and exorbitant prices (comprehensive) Seoul city is fully prepared for ‘BTS comeback’… Crowd management and crackdown on price gouging [Video] “BTS is back in business” Gwanghwamun Document comeback on March 21… BTS, broadcast live in 190 countries, will hold a comeback performance at Gwanghwamun Square on the 21st of next month... Live broadcast on Netflix The door that BTS knocked on was opened by Kadehun... The fruitful K-pop Grammy challenge, from BTS to mukbang... “Everything about the Korean Wave, look up the English dictionary” Reported by KakaoTalk okjebo 2026/02/04 16:52 Sent Feb 4, 2026 16:52 Sent #BTS Comment Like I'm sad I'm angry Follow-up request Korea's largest one-stop content provider platform Content that is good to see together by Dable Advertisement Content that is good to read together Taboola Sponsorship link Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Yonhap My News We provide customized recommended news for various topics. Bookmark Share Share Kakao Talk Facebook Comment font size Adjust text font size Font level 1 13px font Level 2 16px font Level 3 18px font Level 4 20px font Level 5 22px Close Print Report