BTS took first place on Inkigayo for the last week of March, even without appearing on the broadcast.
On the March 29 episode of SBS’s Inkigayo, BTS’s “Swim” competed against IVE’s “Bang Bang” and KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era)” for the top spot. BTS secured No.1 with a total of 7,245 points.
Their score breakdown included 1,000 points for album sales, 2,000 points for SNS, 600 points for on air, 500 points for real time voting, and 3,145 points for digital streaming. IVE placed second with 4,218 points, while KiiiKiii ranked third with 3,542 points.
As BTS did not attend the show, the trophy will be delivered to them at a later time.
Meanwhile, BTS recently made a full group comeback with their 5th full album Arirang, marking their return after 3 years and 9 months. The album recorded over 4.16 million copies in first week sales, setting a new personal record.
Their title track “Swim” is also seeing strong global performance, ranking No.2 on the UK Official Singles Chart, No.1 on Apple Music Global, and No.1 on Spotify Daily Top Songs Global. The song is also expected to reach No.1 on the upcoming Billboard 200 chart.
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