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BTS Returns to Top of Billboard 200 with Comeback Album ‘Arirang’

On Sunday, Billboard announced K-pop boy band BTS's 'Arirang' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking the group's seventh chart-topping album.
Following mandatory military service, the seven-member group made its long-awaited comeback. Produced under Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, 'Arirang' explores the members' identities and universal experiences since their debut.
Driven by 17 vinyl variants and nine CD editions, 'Arirang' achieved 641,000 equivalent album units with 532,000 in pure sales. Lead single 'SWIM' premiered alongside the album.
The BTS WORLD TOUR: ARIRANG launches April 9 in Goyang, South Korea, arriving in the United States on April 25 before continuing through Mexico and North America through May 28.
Achieving the biggest sales week for a group in over a decade, 'Arirang' surpasses records by Taylor Swift and One Direction. The album generated nearly 100 million streams globally.

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BTS returns to top of Billboard 200 with comeback album ‘Arirang’

K-pop supergroup BTS returned to the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart with its comeback release Arirang, marking a major milestone following a nearly four-year hiatus.

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