BTS Makes History: "SWIM" Is First Korean Group on Apple Music's Best Songs of 2026
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BTS just made history on Apple Music: their song "SWIM" is the first Korean group track ever named to the platform's global "Best Songs of 2026" playlist of 100 editor-picked tracks, sitting alongside Jennie's "Dracula" with Tame Impala and Yunchan Lim's Carnegie Hall Bach recording. The "Arirang" era is still going strong, with the album logging its 33rd straight week on the Billboard 200 and "SWIM" climbing to #28 on the Billboard Global 200. On Netflix, the horror-tinged workplace series "Honey Job" starring Lee Jae-wook and Go Min-si became the world's most-watched non-English show with 8.7 million views, hitting the top ten in 76 countries and #1 in 22 of them. Meanwhile, Coachella unveiled a lineup featuring Jisoo's first solo appearance, NCT's debut, BABYMONSTER, Peggy Gou and Leenalchi. Plus, Rescene's "Pulse" sold over 600,000 copies in its first week, IVE earned their first Billboard 200 entry with "Looks Can Kill," and EXO's new unit Kai Sehun prepares a blonde-haired debut with "Waking Up The City."
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