After the long-awaited release of BTS‘ new album ‘ARIRANG‘, many critics of the industry are giving it their own opinions. Here you can check all the reviews the boys have received so far.
The biggest K-Pop boy band made their comeback with a new album inspired by their Korean roots as well as their hip-hop beginnings, which is getting much attention among fans and media critics worldwide, and here are their sincere reviews:
Rolling Stone UK – 5/5
View of the Art – 5/5
Rolling Stone – 4.5/5
AllMusic – 4.5/5
Consequence – 83/100
NME – 4/5
Clash – 4/5
The Guardian – 4/5
The Telegraph – 4/5
Associated Press – 4/5
Pitchfork – 5.3/10
NY Times – Critic’s Pick
These mixed reviews, in their majority positive, elevate the boys’ new musical project prestige in the worldwide music industry, which made them gain more attention and praise from the public.
BTS gets the biggest K-Pop debut of all time with ‘ARIRANG’
On March 20th, the boy group made a comeback with a new album after almost four years of hiatus, drawing attention from fans around the world who were streaming, making ‘ARIRANG’ earn 110 million streams in its first day on the global Spotify chart.
BTS' 'ARIRANG' earned 110 million first day streams on the global Spotify chart.
Biggest K-Pop debut of all-time. pic.twitter.com/eR41F74Mjo
— chart data (@chartdata) March 21, 2026
What is your favorite song from BTS’ new album ‘ARIRANG’?
