BTS hits 177 wins
BTS’s song “Swim” scored a triple crown on SBS Inkigayo and the group’s tally now stands at 177 wins across major Korean music shows such as Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo (x.com). Fans celebrated the milestone online — the viral clip pulled in more than 16,000 likes and thousands of reposts as fans circulated highlight clips (x.com).
BTS added a 177th major Korean music-show win on Sunday, April 12, when “SWIM” took first place again on SBS’s “Inkigayo.” (soompi.com) (daebak.tokyo) The April 12 “Inkigayo” episode put BTS’s “SWIM” against IVE’s “BANG BANG” and Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!,” and BTS won with 8,590 points. It was the song’s third No. 1 on that program, which gave it an “Inkigayo” triple crown. (soompi.com) “SWIM” has now collected 13 music-show trophies in less than three weeks. A fan-run BTS win tracker lists victories on “Show Champion” on March 25, April 1 and April 8; “M Countdown” on March 26, April 2 and April 9; “Music Bank” on March 27 and April 3; “Show! Music Core” on April 4 and April 11; and “Inkigayo” on March 29, April 5 and April 12. (usbtsarmy.com) (allkpop.com) In South Korea’s weekly music-show system, a triple crown usually means a song has won the same program three times. “SWIM” reached that mark on “Inkigayo” on April 12 after already taking three wins each on “Show Champion” and “M Countdown,” according to the same BTS tracker. (soompi.com) (usbtsarmy.com) The run started almost immediately after the song’s release. Yonhap, via The Korea Times, reported on March 20 that “SWIM,” the lead single from BTS’s album “Arirang,” hit No. 1 on Melon’s Top 100 chart within an hour, while all 14 tracks from the album entered the chart and the album passed 1.11 million physical copies on Hanteo by 3 p.m. that day. (koreatimes.co.kr) The April surge has also lined up with BTS’s first full-group cycle after military service. ABC News reported on April 9 that RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook had returned to the stage for a world tour tied to “Arirang,” their first group album after all seven members completed South Korea’s mandatory service. (abcnews.com) Fan reaction moved fast online after the “Inkigayo” result. The clip referenced in the post circulated widely on X, where fans reposted winner-announcement video and score graphics as “SWIM” completed its third straight Sunday win. (x.com) (soompi.com) For now, the number attached to “SWIM” is 13, and the number attached to BTS’s career total is 177. Sunday’s “Inkigayo” win turned both into the same story line: a comeback single still adding trophies three weeks after release. (soompi.com) (daebak.tokyo)
