Overview
- Distributor YG PLUS reports 4.06 million stock pre-orders for “Arirang” as of Jan. 22, one week after sales opened on Jan. 16.
- The tally sets a new first-week high for BTS, topping the 3.42 million start of 2020’s “Map of the Soul: 7,” which later exceeded 5 million sales per Circle Chart.
- On Spotify, pre-saves surpassed 1 million in two days and 2 million by day four, while official fan-club memberships reportedly tripled after the announcement on Weverse.
- BigHit added extra dates in Tampa on Apr. 28 and at Stanford on May 19, and all three Goyang shows on Apr. 9, 11 and 12 are sold out.
- “Stock pre-orders” reflect estimated production based on expected demand rather than final certified sales, which will be confirmed after release.