The livestream event of BTS’ Gwanghwamun concert has topped Netflix rankings in 77 countries.
On an online forum, netizens reacted to BTS’ global influence through their latest comeback appearance at Gwanghwamun, which drew tens of thousands of live audience members and more than 3 million viewers worldwide on Netflix.
The concert, which aired on the streaming service across 190 countries, achieved historic global rankings by reaching #1 on Netflix in 77 countries, including the US, the UK, France, India, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Thailand, and more.
According to netizens, this is the first time a Korean television episode has ranked #1 in the US since ‘Squid Game’ and ‘All of Us Are Dead.’
Reactions include:
“Wow, this is crazy.”“They’re really popular overseas, yeah.”
“Amazing.”
“Definitely popular overseas.”
“Wow, crazy, congrats congrats, amazing.”
“Wow, amazing, most are 1st or 2nd place, congrats congrats.”
“But among the people around me, even on Instagram, BTS shows up a lot. I realized, yeah, they really are everywhere.”
“It’s impressive. Posts meant to criticize them nearly flooded the hot posts, but I guess that’s just how fandoms work. It’s good for our artists to succeed, congrats congrats.”
“People spread nonsense about BTS being irrelevant lol. People could have just mentioned the inconvenience in Gwanghwamun, but they went further with dumb comments, which just irritates people. The government spends so much on Korean tourism promotion every year—what better opportunity than this? The numbers prove it immediately. Anyway, congrats to the fans.”
“The online community and reality are different lol, crazy.”
“Holy, amazing lol, congrats congrats.”
“Wow, that’s fascinating. So that’s why Netflix invested so much. My mom only knows V from variety shows, but she enjoyed watching the live stream with me yesterday.”
“Congrats congrats. Being 1st in the US and UK is incredible.”
“This government control in Gwanghwamun was nonsense, and HYBE is extremely detestable, but BTS being at the top worldwide is true.”
“BTS is dominating worldwide, of course. Hearing people say BTS isn’t popular was the funniest thing I’ve heard this year.”
“If they hadn’t made such a big deal and only performed in the stadium, everyone would have been happy.”
“Everyone obviously watched expecting it lol, but now the result…”
“They must have watched a lot. Netflix seems to have made a successful investment.”
“Even a K-pop Demon Hunters member uploaded it themselves.”
“Wow, 1st place in 70 countries, anything that promotes our country is good, yay yay.”
“Wow, 1st place in the US isn’t easy, congrats congrats.”
“Wow, still, BTS is BTS.”
“Congrats congrats, this is really something to celebrate. Congratulations on BTS’s comeback.”
“Oh! I’m not a fan either, but I watched for about 30 minutes yesterday. I was curious, so I turned it on and off, but anyway, it’s something to celebrate lol.”
“Enjoyed it, the opening was cool, and it was nice to see them after a while.”
“Wow, congrats congrats, this song is totally my style, I love it.”
“The criticism was really extreme;; it was strangely excessive. Congrats congrats!”
“Ranking #1 is expected, honestly.”
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