BTS
celebrated their latest Billboard achievement for debut album ARIRANG, and its title track SWIM, with ARMYs during a special Weverse live. On April 1, RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook got together to get chaotically funny one more time, leaving fans asking for more. The OT7 assembled mainly to raise a toast as BTS became the first group in history to debut a song and album at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 simultaneously on multiple occasions. However, amid the joy, the members were back to their shenanigans with unfiltered, unabashed chats, joking with each other, and even teasing about what they are set to give their fans next as part of ARIRANG.
BTS holds celebratory Weverse live
On March 30, it was revealed that ARIRANG and SWIM had debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 straight at the top. As per the chart dated April 4, 2026, Billboard announced its top 10 rankings. SWIM as the No. 1 song, and BTS as the No. 1 artist, stayed numero uno on both.During Wednesday's live, the septet was greeted by their managers and team with garlands, which soon turned into a prop in their hands, mainly Jungkook, who started playing and even troubling Jin with his flowers.
Jin reveals why he did not follow Jungkook
But matters between Jungkook and Jin did not stop there. When the band was discussing and lauding how Instagram was currently flooded with dance challenges and reels on songs from ARIRANG, including SWIM, Hooligan, and 2.0, the group pointed out how Jin did not follow JK until yesterday. On March 31, fans noticed that Jin finally started following Jungkook on Instagram after a decade. Golden Maknae was the only bandmate Jin was not following, and the hyung of the group finally revealed why. Jin said, "I don't use Instagram much, so I don't know. I got scolded yesterday for not following Jungkookie back. I didn't even know he had an Instagram ID."
RM spoils 'hidden track'
Meanwhile, RM also teased a "hidden track." He said, "There’s a hidden track in the deluxe LP coming out on April 3. For the people coming to the Goyang concert next week, you might get to hear it," RM's slip left Jimin worried about speaking out more than needed. But fans had gotten the hint and Namjoon's love to spoil things about BTS.For the unversed, the BTS Arirang Deluxe LP is the premium vinyl edition of the group's fifth album, releasing as part of their upcoming world tour.
BTS thanks ARMYs
RM also thanked ARMYs for their support to ARIRANG, and how they've pushed BTS's comeback at the top slots of every global chart at the moment. "Seriously, it's really thanks to all of our ARMYs that we were able to receive this again. Since we've made a comeback after four years, so many people gathered their strength for us, and thanks to that, we were able to get first place. Don't you think?" he said.Jin added, "This is our first album after we came back from the military, and this album doing so well makes me really happy." Jimin reiterated, "It's an album we prepared so hard for and is so precious to us, so thank you so much for listening to it. I feel like I need to work even harder [to repay you]."
2.0 or Hooligan
The Weverse broadcast came a day after BTS dropped the surprise teaser of 2.0, the second MV from ARIRANG after SWIM. The gangster 70s vibe of the clip, however, left many fans wondering if BTS was playing a prank on them on April Fool's day, believing that the upcoming video was actually for Hooligan, which suits the mood of the clip more than 2.0.
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