BTS Daily Podcast

BTS’s ARIRANG era is turning London into a citywide festival from July 4, with landmarks, Outernet screens and fan routes joining the tour ecosystem. A Netflix director also frames the reunion mythically as HYBE’s Scooter Braun era recedes from the boardroom. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS 'The City' Festival to Illuminate London with Red Lights | Aju Press — Aju Press https://www.ajupress.c...

BTS V asked fans to stop visiting tour hotels as ARIRANG’s scale strains privacy, while London previewed citywide activations and analysts read the comeback as a HYBE earnings catalyst. In this episode: Top stories: 1. 'Only 2½ hours of sleep': BTS' V asks fans to stop visiting tour hotels - The Korea Times — The Korea Times https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260702/only-2-hours-of...

BTS World Tour Arirang topped Billboard’s Top Tours for a second straight month as ARIRANG streaming passed major Luminate markers, while HYBE detailed new legal action against malicious posts and stalking. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS Tops Billboard's 'Top Tours' Chart Again, With Cumulative Sales Reaching 315.8 Billion Won - MK — MK https://www.mk.co.kr/en/musics/12086632 2. HYBE Shares...

BTS ARIRANG crossed 3.8 billion streams in eight weeks as HYBE’s new sustainability report spotlights Weverse CX upgrades, counterfeit crackdowns and artist-protection systems, while the tour moves through Madrid and London. In this episode: Top stories: 1. HYBE upgrades ESG management by improving fan experience and protecting artists — DigitalToday https://www.digitaltoday.co.kr/en/view/76467/hy...

BTS adds a UK BRIT Silver record for “SWIM” while Jungkook’s “Seven” passes 3 billion Spotify streams, as the ARIRANG era keeps spilling into gaming tie-ins and Madrid fan moments. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS Sets UK Record As "SWIM" Becomes Their 13th Single To Be Certified BRIT Silver | Soompi — Soompi https://www.soompi.com/article/1850719wpp/bts-sets-uk-record-as-swim-becomes-their-13...

BTS’ ARIRANG topped Japan’s Oricon first-half album and combined album rankings, adding a historic Japan milestone to a chart run now stretching from Billboard to U.K. downloads. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS tops 2 categories on Japan's Oricon music chart in 1st half | Yonhap News Agency — Lee Minji https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260625004200315 2. BTS’ surprise single makes Billboard’s Ho...

BTS is pushing the ARIRANG era into motion-gaming, Billboard’s Hot 100 and museum diplomacy, while ARMY ticket queues from Bangkok to Manila keep showing the cost of demand. “Come Over” debuts, “Dynamite” sets a YouTube high, and RM’s museum role gets its first merch ripple. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS announce collab with new “active play” console Nex Playground — NME https://www.nme.com...

BTS’ ARIRANG tour moves toward Europe, with Jin departing Incheon ahead of Madrid, while Southeast Asian ARMYs face more than $100,000 in ticket-scam losses as demand keeps outrunning supply. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS Jin's 'Greeting from the Moon Palace' [★Photo] | STARNEWS — STARNEWS https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/music/2026/06/23/2026062309392328828 2. Desperate To See BTS? Fans Du...

BTS and BIGHIT are staffing up in Seoul across marketing, live production, content and brand experience, a back-office signal fans are reading against Busan concert scrutiny and the scale of the group’s global tour era. In this episode: Top stories: 1. HYBE Jobs 2026: BTS Label Posts Openings After Busan Concert | Outlook Respawn — Outlook Respawn https://respawn.outlookindia.com/pop-culture/pop-c...

BTS ARIRANG expands to 88 shows with added Jakarta and Bulacan dates, tightening its claim as K-pop’s biggest tour while a fan’s post-chemo flight to Seoul captures the stakes behind the demand. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS: New dates for 'ARIRANG' bring a historic record to K-pop • PlayBack — PlayBack https://playback.gr/en/BTS%27-new-Arirang-dates-bring-a-historic-record-to-K-pop/ 2. Why...

BTS’ BIGHIT MUSIC posted seven full-time Seoul roles dedicated to the group, while HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyeok and UMG’s Lucian Grainge used a Yongsan town hall to frame music and fan happiness as the company’s strategic center. In this episode: Top stories: 1. HYBE's Bang Si-hyeok speaks out: "It has been lonely and difficult, but for the sake of fans pursuing happiness" | STARNEWS — STARNEWS htt...

BTS ARIRANG looks less like a comeback and more like an ecosystem: Netflix’s live-event trailer and the Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas run show HYBE turning a release into global access, stadium scale, and a multimedia era for ARMY. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG | Official Trailer | Netflix — Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6EHtzcmiPw 2. BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARI...

BTS’ official ARIRANG tour pages lay out 2026 routing and ticketing, with ARMY presale windows and stadium dates spanning Goyang, Tokyo, Tampa, Mexico City, Stanford, Las Vegas and Busan. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Global Fandom Platform - Weverse — Weverse https://weverse.io/bts/notice/33091 2. Artists | BIGHIT MUSIC — BIGHIT MUSIC https://ibighit.com/en/bts/tour Follow and rate BTS Daily P...

BTS expanded Festa with official lyric-analysis and recipe books after a 110,000-fan Busan ARIRANG homecoming, turning the anniversary rollout into both a live-tour milestone and a deeper canon-building play for ARMY. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS Expands Festa Celebrations With New Lyric Analysis Book an... — IBTimes Singapore https://www.ibtimes.sg/bts-expands-festa-celebrations-new-lyric...

BTS’ ARIRANG world tour centers on Busan, with sold-out Asiad Stadium shows framed as a homecoming and FESTA milestone, while Spotify lines up a June 19 “Merry Go Round” video premiere to keep the comeback cycle moving. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS to launch Busan shows for 'Arirang' world tour - UPI.com — UPI https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/06/12/korea-BTS-launch-Busan-shows-...

BTS’ ARIRANG tour keeps scaling up: the two-night Bulacan stop is sold out, Busan is bracing for roughly 100,000 visitors, and Spotify is teeing up a “Merry Go Round” video as the comeback campaign stretches into summer. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS sells out two-night Bulacan concert stop | The Manila Times — The Manila Times https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/11/entertainment-lifestyle/...

BTS’ ARIRANG stays on the Billboard 200 for an 11th week as “Swim” climbs the Hot 100, while “Dynamite” sets an Oricon streaming first and Busan’s concert build-up adds a staffing controversy. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS' 'Arirang' lands on Billboard 200 for 11th straight week | Yonhap News Agency — Yonhap News Agency https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260610003500315 2. BTS Writes Another Ch...

BTS enters FESTA week with “Come Over” set for release, Busan turning purple for ARIRANG concerts, fresh Oricon and Billboard milestones, and a surge in tourism complaints—proof the reunion-era campaign is now testing both fandom scale and city infrastructure. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS to release 'Come Over' for 13th anniversary celebration | ABS-CBN Entertainment — ABS-CBN News https:/...

BTS FESTA 2026 added “13 Side Film #2” for the group’s 13th anniversary as BTS also topped May’s K-Brand Index, underscoring how the rollout is doubling as a reminder of the group’s still-dominant fan and brand power. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS Releases ’13 Side Film 2′ to Mark Their 13th Anniversary — Celebrity Insider https://celebrityinsider.org/bts-13-side-film-2-2026btsfesta-anniver...

BTS ARIRANG is powering a packed FESTA week: a new “Hooligan” performance video, Spotify chart records, and Busan concert logistics are turning the 13th anniversary into a full-scale comeback stress test. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS drops official performance video for "Hooligan" in celebration of their 13th anniversary Festa - Bangtan TV — Army https://bangtantv.org/bts-drops-official-pe...

BTS ‘ARIRANG’ keeps its global chart streak alive while Samsung adds Galaxy-powered Busan concert features and Singapore presales expose crushing demand, glitches and scalper anxiety around the world tour. In this episode: Top stories: 1. RM says BTS members broke down during emotional pre-reunion gathering — Mid-Day https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/korean-entertainment/article/bts-reunion-wa...

BTS Festa 2026 opens with the first full-group family photos after service as “SWIM” holds Billboard Global Excl. U.S. No. 1 and Singapore ARIRANG presales test ARMY’s patience. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS begins 13th anniversary Festa celebration with new family photos for 2026 | allkpop — allkpop https://www.allkpop.com/article/2026/06/bts-begins-13th-anniversary-festa-celebration-with-...

BTS ARIRANG extends its Billboard 200 top-10 run to a Korean-artist record as Singapore presales draw five-figure queues and Korean authorities confront Busan hotel price spikes before anniversary concerts. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS's 'ARIRANG' becomes first album by a Korean artist to spend 10 weeks in Billboard 200 top 10 | allkpop — allkpop https://www.allkpop.com/article/2026/06/bts...

BTS ARIRANG is turning the comeback into a stadium-and-chart surge: 840,000 North American concertgoers, an added Melbourne date, a 13th-anniversary FESTA and vinyl drop, and a Billboard 200 first for a Korean artist. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS shows in North America draw 840,000 concertgoers: agency — Kyodo News https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/77096 2. BTS Add Extra Melbourne S...

BTS opens 2026 FESTA with a full-group anniversary timetable, a June 13 Busan cinema live viewing, and ARIRANG still powering charts and stadium economics—turning the comeback era into both a fan celebration and a measurable global business story. In this episode: Top stories: 1. BTS marks its 13th anniversary as a full group, unveils FESTA timetable: "A new starting line" - MK — MK https://www.mk...