Domestic markets have also responded positively alongside the global acceptance. As of March 23, Swim remained at number one on Melon’s Top 100 and daily charts, with four more tracks joining it to make up half of the top ten.
This achievement comes as global recorded music revenues continue to rise, fueled by a combination of streaming and high-volume physical sales. As the industry’s release cycles become increasingly pressed into enormous first-week periods, BTS has used Arirang to establish a new peak demand threshold. They have demonstrated that in 2026, the junction between collector-driven physicals and rapid global streaming access remains the most powerful force in the industry, with the greatest brand value found in the balance between heritage and global magnitude.