'Swim' racks 13 wins
The single 'Swim' secured 13 music‑show wins, including multiple triple crowns, and social posts say the wins boosted MV views ahead of an Inkigayo appearance. (x.com) The wins were listed across the artist’s show‑win announcements on social. (x.com)
BTS’s single “SWIM” collected a 13th South Korean music-show trophy on April 12, extending a three-week run at No. 1 on SBS’s “Inkigayo.” (soompi.com) On that April 12 broadcast, “SWIM” beat IVE’s “BANG BANG” and Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” with 8,590 points. The win gave the song a triple crown on “Inkigayo,” which is awarded after three first-place finishes on the show. (soompi.com) The streak accelerated in the same week: “SWIM” took its 10th win and a triple crown on “Show Champion” on April 8, then its 11th win and another triple crown on Mnet’s “M Countdown” on April 9. It added a 12th trophy on MBC’s “Music Core” on April 11 before returning to “Inkigayo” the next day. (soompi.com 1) (soompi.com 2) (soompi.com 3) In South Korea, weekly music shows combine digital performance, broadcasts, fan voting, album sales, and social media activity into a scorecard that determines a first-place song. A triple crown usually means a track has hit the win limit on one program, ending its eligibility there even if it remains strong elsewhere. (sbs.co.kr) (soompi.com) The run has unfolded alongside a broader comeback for BTS. Billboard reported that “SWIM” debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 dated March 30, and that BTS placed 13 songs from “ARIRANG” on the chart dated April 4. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) Billboard also reported on April 9 that “SWIM” held at No. 16 on Pop Airplay after launching the week before, giving the song radio momentum outside Korea as its domestic trophy count kept rising. (forbes.com) The official “SWIM” music video was posted on YouTube with credits naming director Tanu Muiño and actor Lili Reinhart, and fan posts tied the latest wave of show wins to renewed viewing ahead of the April 12 “Inkigayo” episode. Those social claims are harder to verify independently than the broadcast results, but the win tally itself is documented across the weekly show announcements. (youtube.com) (soompi.com) For now, the simplest measure is the count: 13 trophies in less than a month for one single, capped by another “Inkigayo” crown on April 12. (soompi.com)
