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Billboard says BTS’s album ARIRANG debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA chart in Australia, showing the group’s comeback is landing strongly in major international markets.

Reuters reports that BTS’s comeback album Arirang debuted at No. 1 on the UK albums chart, while the single “Swim” also hit No. 1 on the UK singles chart. Reuters says this is the group’s first UK singles-chart topper and…

Billboard reports that BTS returned to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed “2.0,” marking another high-profile stop in the group’s comeback run.

Rolling Stone published a feature on the Netflix documentary BTS: The Return, focusing on what it reveals about the group’s military-era break and return to making music together.

Billboard reports that BTS described “every single aspect” of the upcoming world tour as a “secret weapon,” giving fans new hints about the scale of the live production.

Reuters reports that the livestream of BTS’s Seoul comeback concert drew 18.4 million viewers worldwide on Netflix, ranked in the service’s weekly Top 10 in 80 countries, and hit No. 1 in 24 countries.

Reuters reports that BTS’s fandom is expected to generate billions in travel, ticket, merchandise, and tourism spending around the group’s world tour, underlining the band’s wider economic impact beyond music sales alone.