Overview
- YG PLUS confirmed 4.06 million stock pre-orders for ARIRANG as of January 22, one week after sales opened on January 16.
- The figure surpasses BTS’s previous first-week best of 3.42 million for MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 in 2020, referenced alongside Circle Chart benchmarks.
- ARIRANG is slated for March 20 release at 1 p.m. KST and marks the group’s first full-group studio album in roughly three years and nine months.
- Related momentum indicators are being reported, including Spotify pre-saves surpassing 1 million in two days and 2 million by day four, plus a reported surge in Weverse fan-club sign-ups.
- BIGHIT Music announced two additional world tour dates: April 28 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa and May 19 at Stanford Stadium.