Public Opinion in Korea about BTS "SWIM" successfully achieving Billboard Hot 100 after 3 years and 9 months of hiatus

Theqoo  BTS "SWIM" hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100








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1. It's surprising how many people suddenly become blindly pro-Western just to criticize BTS whenever the Billboard rankings come out. If hey want to hate them that badly... It's honestly kind of pitiful.

2. Fans who like pop music probably know that BTS's achievements are honestly on another level. BTS are just top-tier even among the world's top artists, both in terms of performance and fandom size.

3. The album is so good that even without watching the performances, just listening to the track is enough. Whenever "Body to Body" and "Swim" come on here and there, it makes me want to listen again, so I end up searching for the songs.

4. BTS are amazing, honestly. After seeing the Gwanghwamun performance, I can understand why people like them. Regardless of how many tens of thousands gathered there, the performance itself was incredible.

5. The other songs are good too~ I've been looping from track 1 up to the song right before the bell sound on my way to work. It's perfect as a commute song lol.

6. For reference, the current chart even excludes YouTube scores, which puts K-pop artists at a disadvantage in streaming points—so getting No. 1 despite this is an incredible achievement.

7. So badass, seriously—after being away for 4 years, they came back and took the top spot right away lol. Their core fanbase is insane.

8. Where did all those "they're just famous because of hype" people go? And all the others who said other groups could do just as well as BTS—where are they now?

9. The rules changed a lot, so I thought getting No. 1 would be tough—but this is seriously impressive.

10. I heard it got harder to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100, so wow—this is seriously amazing, BTS.

11. Seriously, congratulations. Thinking about how people were throwing around fake predictions on the very next page just to drag them makes me want to congratulate them even more.

12. The global charts isn't like Melon, and yet they're lining up entries—seriously, that's insane. So impressive, really impressive.

13. Wow, this actually happened... I thought it'd be tough because of the rule changes, but they broke through and got Hot 100 No. 1—seriously amazing. Congrats, congrats.

14. Congrats, congrats!! Getting No. 1 on another country's chart almost feels normal now—but if you think about the other way around, it's like a foreign group hitting No. 1 on Melton every time they release an album. That's honestly amazing.

15. BTS is BTS—congrats, congrats! That's really amazing!

16. I really dislike HYBE, but BTS are honestly impressive.

17. Even in their 14th year, they're still on another level

18. I'd kind of given up (a bit), but... Wow, the U.S. fans are amazing. Seriously.

19. This is seriously legendary... I still can't believe an artist like this came out of our country lol

20. BTS really are BTS... As expected. Congrats, congrats! I'm also curious whether the "Emille Bell sound" made it onto the chart too—hope it shows up soon lol

21. Seriously, congrats. Thinking about how people were bringing fake predictions right after just to stir up hates makes want to celebrate this even more.

22. The hate was seriously on another level before and after BTS's comeback—it stressed me out so much. Guess all that noise was just leading up this lol💜

23. Even after such a long hiatus, they still hit No. 1 on Billboard—so impressive. Congrats BTS, congrats to the fans too.

24. The people who kept hating just ended up looking foolish lol. Congrats, congrats—hope Bang Si-hyuk stays out of it.

25. Congrats, congrats. BTS really are incredible—people said they were all hype with no substance, but who else from our country has achieved this? No wonder the haters are losing it.

26. Congrats, BTS! No matter how much the haters go crazy and try to tear them down, they prove themselves like this 🎉🎉

27. It's harder to enter the Hot 100 than the Billboard 200 album chart—the criteria have gotten stricter than before. Even just charting is impressive, so getting No. 1 is on another level. Congrats

28. BTS only gets hate in Korea. It's strange, right? Even in their own country—where they should be a source of pride—they still get criticized despite showing results like this. Hope they become even more successful. Congrats, BTS.

29. Wow, that's amazing! IT looks like their Korean chart performance is good this time too—congrats! The comments are funny too lol. I mean, getting No. 1 on Billboard is definitely something you're allowed to make a big deal about here. Even American artists do all kinds of things just to get in that chart haha.

30. When I first heard BTS's new songs, I was a bit disappointed since the title track wasn't the style I was expecting.  But The more I listened, the more I realised the songs are actually good. The kind of title track I was expecting was more like "Body to Body," so I've been listening to that one a lot. Anyway, congrats!

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