Lights

this is ARIRANG’s overall rating on Metascore right now with Pitchfork included see how unaffected it is?? now stop caring about 1 negative review and stop trying to get Pitchfork to do something about it bc they WONT, biased or not. FOCUS ON BTS AND STREAMING ARIRANG

Swim's original cover last 24 hours sales on iTunes US is 4492 😭🔥 👉🏿 Swim still topping UK, US, and Germany. Let's try to give BTS #1 on Hot100, UK chart, BB 200 global charts and German chart, etc. 💪🏾📢

NME on BTS’ “ARIRANG”: — “Born in Korea, play for the world. It’s an apt characterisation of what they’ve always done – mixing the cultural heritage of their home country with global influences, an approach that lights up ‘Arirang’.”

Arirang by BTS critic reviews so far: 📀 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

cuando alguien les diga que hacer stream no es importante recuérdenle que a este evento solo pudieron ir las armys con invitación por HACER STREAM y pueden verlos y escuchar sus risas😭 BTS SWIMSIDE BTS X SPOTIFY #BTSxSpotify #BTS_SWIMSIDE #BTS_ARIRANG

@BlueeDenise Hybe's official account uploaded it

Hate everyone uploading the video to Youtube 563k views... Thats 563k streams on Global Spotify

BTS makes history as the FIRST and ONLY group and Asian Act to simultaneously occupy the Top 5 spots on the Apple Music Global Singles Chart.

these edits are so 😭😭😭😭 ya’ll need to be stopped

BTS release seven alternate versions of “Swim” available on all digital downloading platforms. Its chances of reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 have nearly tripled, per @Kalshi_Culture traders.

That's what I think of your biased review.

Pitchfork calls Arirang an attempt at getting western validation because of few english songs but then calls kpop albums that are 100% in english with multiple collaborations as artistic and "breaking barriers" like gtfo

난 앨범 좋던데 ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ 방탄소년단에다가 BTS 묻혀 놓은 맛이라서 좋던데 중간에 대애애애앵 하고 정신 들게 한 것도 좋음 그리고 알게 모르게 개인활동들도 스며 있어서 단체곡인데 개인곡깔나서 좋던데ㅠㅠㅠㅠ 방탄은 시도를 했으니 우리는 응원해주자 계속 하고 싶으시대잖아

To Joshua Minsoo Kim & Pitchfork, Dear Joshua, We read you so called "review" and honestly, your review isn't a critique; it’s more a diary entry from someone desperately trying to sound like a sophisticated intellectual while failing to hide a very specific biased agenda. You called a project that explores Korean national identity "generic" while literally name-dropping your own bias in the middle of a BTS review. And among of the reviews written about Arirang album, you are the first and only critic who reached this level of unprofessionalism, Congratulations!! Worse, your arguments contradict themselves; you criticize the album for being too Western, then drag it for not sounding Western enough. Words like “generic,” “hollow,” and “banal” are repeated like a mantra, not because they’re true, but because You need them to be true and your word salad doesn't help your case. And the cherry on top of your review is your overlay dramatic tone. Phrases like “sound of their collapse” aren’t insightful but it's theatrical. You’re not analyzing music; you’re trying to manifest downfall narrative. Unlike professional critics like NME and Rolling stone that fans are waiting for their review and insight on their favorite album, your review can be classified as unwanted, unnecessary, and a big nothing. At the end, just a friendly suggestion; dear Joshua We all get it, you’ve got a fav playlist. Keep it on your Spotify, not in a professional publication. It’s embarrassing. Thank you.

BTS performs “2.0” in NYC during their first show in the U.S. in four years. #BTS_ARİRANG #btsarmy

@maanonliplumper vt.tiktok.com/ZSuv593Dw/

Those queens representing all of us reacting to this mess of an album 😭

People’s reactions to how bad BTS’s album “Arirang” sounds 😭 A (long) thread 🧵

He doesn't even include links to the original video because he knows he's only posting the clips that suit him 🤣🤣🤣🤣 And his idiot followers who support him are even worse...

You know what's crazy? All of these people in the thread actually loved the album. Their reactions were cropped and edited to make it seem like they weren't enjoying. The amount of effort put into pushing a hate train...

@_BTSMoments_ @BTSMomentsMp4

DROP MY @ PLEASE 😭

‘SWIM’ is 82 points away from #1 on Billboard Hot 100. Stream on Pandora, Amazon Music, Apple Music. Buy on Qobuz, Itunes, Amazon. Buy the CDs Target physical store.

#OpEd: A Korean artist does not have to be limited to using their country’s traditional instruments and speaking in their own language to be a Korean artist. teenvogue.visitlink.me/yPQHpN