BTS stays in Billboard 200 top 10 for 10th consecutive week, powered by ARMY

BTS has remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for a 10th straight week, carried by the group's global fanbase ARMY.

According to the latest chart published by Billboard on Wednesday, BTS landed at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, extending a 10-week consecutive top-10 run.

Unlike the Hot 100, which tracks individual hit songs, the Billboard 200 requires a combination of strong core-fandom purchases of physical albums — vinyl, CDs and the like — and broad streaming consumption to sustain a long chart presence.

The title track "SWIM" has now spent a cumulative eight weeks at No. 1 on the Global (Excl. U.S.) chart, tying the record set by "Dynamite," the group's 2020 worldwide hit. That puts BTS more than double the comparable tallies of global pop stars such as Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift. All 13 vocal tracks on the new album have also remained on the chart throughout the same 10-week stretch.

BTS has already drawn 840,000 fans across 15 shows in five North American cities, including Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The "ARIRANG" tour was originally scheduled for 85 shows but expanded to 86 shows across 34 cities after one additional Melbourne date was added. The group will also become the first Korean act to perform at Sydney's Accor Stadium, a venue previously graced by Adele and Oasis — each stop a further extension of K-pop's global footprint.

Building on that momentum, BTS will headline two concerts at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on June 12 and 13 to mark their 13th debut anniversary, under the banner "BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN BUSAN." The accompanying festival, "2026 BTS FESTA," is billed as a carefully crafted narrative connecting the group's present with their future.

June 12 will also see the release of "Come Over," a new track produced by Suga.

This year's FESTA carries the title "13(B)TS" — a message of solidarity signaling that BTS and ARMY, having completed one full cycle of 12, are adding a new "1" together as they turn the page to the next chapter. The limited-edition vinyl includes "Come Over" and a Korean-language version of "NORMAL," a song about the fears lurking behind the spotlight, reflecting the authenticity the group has built over 13 years.

However, Busan's tourism industry has been marred by price gouging ahead of the group's return to the city.

According to industry sources, nightly rates at motels and two- to three-star hotels within 5 kilometers of the venue — typically 70,000 to 80,000 won (about $53) on a regular weekend — have surged to as much as 430,000 to 1 million won during the June 12 and 13 concert dates, a jump of up to tenfold.

BTS members have also spoken out about the price gouging. Leader RM, during a Weverse Live session following the American Music Awards on May 26, said he had seen a lot of news about the Busan accommodation problem. "Even if we wanted to fix it, there's nothing we can do," he said, and went on to say, "Come on, let's all be reasonable — seriously." Jimin, who is from Busan, said he hoped fans would leave the city with only good memories.