{"id":162531,"date":"2026-03-24T18:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=162531"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:00:54","slug":"these-are-all-bts-new-album-arirang-critic-reviews-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/these-are-all-bts-new-album-arirang-critic-reviews-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"These are all BTS&#8217; new album &#8216;ARIRANG&#8217; critic reviews so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the long-awaited release of <strong>BTS<\/strong>&#8216; new album &#8216;<strong>ARIRANG<\/strong>&#8216;, many critics of the industry are giving it their own opinions. Here you can check all the reviews the boys have received so far.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest K-Pop boy band made their <strong>comeback<\/strong> 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:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rolling Stone UK &#8211; 5\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>View of the Art &#8211; 5\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rolling Stone &#8211; 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AllMusic &#8211; 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Consequence &#8211; 83\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NME &#8211; 4\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clash &#8211; 4\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-162536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-receives-mixed-reviews-from-expert-critics-in-the-industry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-receives-mixed-reviews-from-expert-critics-in-the-industry.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-receives-mixed-reviews-from-expert-critics-in-the-industry-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-receives-mixed-reviews-from-expert-critics-in-the-industry-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-receives-mixed-reviews-from-expert-critics-in-the-industry-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-receives-mixed-reviews-from-expert-critics-in-the-industry-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-receives-mixed-reviews-from-expert-critics-in-the-industry-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Guardian &#8211; 4\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Telegraph &#8211; 4\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Associated Press &#8211; 4\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pitchfork &#8211; 5.3\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NY Times &#8211; Critic&#8217;s Pick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These mixed reviews, in their majority positive, elevate the boys&#8217; new musical project prestige in the worldwide music industry, which made them gain more attention and praise from the public.<\/p>\n<h2>BTS gets the biggest K-Pop debut of all time with &#8216;ARIRANG&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>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 &#8216;ARIRANG&#8217; earn <strong>110 million streams<\/strong> in its first day on the global <strong>Spotify chart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/2035354294715596842\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BTS&#39; &#39;ARIRANG&#39; earned 110 million first day streams on the global Spotify chart.<\/p>\n<p>Biggest K-Pop debut of all-time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eR41F74Mjo\">pic.twitter.com\/eR41F74Mjo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; chart data (@chartdata) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/2035354294715596842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 21, 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>What is your favorite song from BTS&#8217; new album &#8216;ARIRANG&#8217;?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the long-awaited release of BTS&#8216; new album &#8216;ARIRANG&#8216;, many critics of the industry are giving it their own opinions. 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