{"id":158343,"date":"2026-02-04T10:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=158343"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:37:10","slug":"bts-upcoming-album-arirang-breaks-major-pre-save-records-ahead-of-its-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/bts-upcoming-album-arirang-breaks-major-pre-save-records-ahead-of-its-release\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS\u2019 upcoming album \u201cARIRANG\u201d breaks major pre-save records ahead of its release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BTS<\/strong> reached more than 3 million pre-saves for their fifth full-length album \u201c<strong>ARIRANG<\/strong>\u201d on Spotify on February 4, 2026. The project passed 1 million pre-saves within two days after the campaign started, and exceeded 2 million by the fourth day. Industry observers are closely watching whether the album will approach the platform\u2019s highest pre-save record, currently held by<strong> Taylor Swift<\/strong> with approximately 6 million pre-saves for her 12th studio album \u201c<strong>The Life of a Showgirl<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/2018750946063294673?s=20\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018ARIRANG\u2019 by BTS has now surpassed 3 million pre-saves on Spotify&#39;s Countdown Albums Chart.<\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s the most pre-saved album by an Asian act and second overall since the charts launch. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vaakMu02EK\">pic.twitter.com\/vaakMu02EK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/2018750946063294673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The album also ranked first for two consecutive weeks on<strong> Spotify\u2019s Countdown Charts Global<\/strong> on January 21, 2026, and January 28, 2026. This measures pre-save activity for upcoming releases and is widely used to estimate global fan anticipation regarding future projects. As of now, BTS\u2019 closest competitors are Bruno Mars\u2019 \u201cThe Romantic\u201d and Harry Styles\u2019 \u201cKiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.\u201d At the same time, fan engagement increased on Weverse, where new fan memberships reportedly tripled after the album and tour announcements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-Spotify-ARIRANG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-Spotify-ARIRANG.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-Spotify-ARIRANG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-Spotify-ARIRANG-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-Spotify-ARIRANG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-Spotify-ARIRANG-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-Spotify-ARIRANG-680x453.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-Spotify-ARIRANG-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Interest in previous BTS releases has also shown increased popularity. In December 2025, several tracks received new streaming certifications from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. Meanwhile, \u201cARIRANG\u201d will be released worldwide on March 20, 2026, with 14 tracks focused on identity, longing, love, and a hint of Korean culture. A comeback event will follow in Seoul on March 21, 2026, at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, marking the first time an artist will perform in this place. The event will be live-streamed in over 190 countries and regions via Netflix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BTS reached more than 3 million pre-saves for their fifth full-length album \u201cARIRANG\u201d on Spotify on February 4, 2026. The project passed 1 million pre-saves within two days after the campaign started, and exceeded 2 million by the fourth day. Industry observers are closely watching whether the album will approach the platform\u2019s highest pre-save record, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":158347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16,7],"tags":[49],"class_list":{"0":"post-158343","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"category-news","10":"tag-bts"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}