BTS
The title track “Swim” from the 5th studio album “ARIRANG” by the group BTS was chosen as “Best Song” of the year on Apple Music.
BIGHIT MUSIC announced on November 11 that Apple Music had listed BTS as the only K-pop group in its “2026 Best Songs” list during its year-end playlist published on the 7th (local time).
Along with this, “Swim” was also included in the “A-List Pop”, “Viral Hits”, and “KPOPWRLD” lists.
Apple Music explained: “The return of BTS with “ARIRANG” was a moment long awaited by K-pop,” adding: “It is a meaningful return where expectations accumulated over the years have borne fruit. They redefined the trend of K-pop in 2026.”
Starting with Kaohsiung in Taiwan on the 19th, BTS will carry out the Southeast Asian tour of its world tour “Arirang”, including 15 performances in 5 cities until Bangkok in Thailand, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Singapore, and Jakarta in Indonesia.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS BTS
