{"id":401948,"date":"2026-03-24T20:41:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/401948\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T20:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:41:21","slug":"bts-the-comeback-live-arirang-ratings-18-4-million-netflix-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/401948\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang&#8217; Ratings: 18.4 Million Netflix Viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tK-pop sensation <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/bts\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bts\" data-tag=\"bts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BTS<\/a>\u2018 live concert special reached 18.4 million viewers on <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix\" data-tag=\"netflix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tProvided by Netflix, that statistic accounts for viewers who tuned into \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/bts-the-comeback-live\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bts-the-comeback-live\" data-tag=\"bts-the-comeback-live\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BTS The Comeback Live<\/a>: Arirang\u201d during the initial livestream plus those who watched it over the course of the next day. The special, recorded at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, was among the 10 most-watched Netflix titles of the week of March 16-22 in 80 countries, and was No. 1 in 24 countries. On the global Netflix Top 10, which accounts for all viewing data in every country where Netflix is available, the special was the most-watched non-English-language TV title and the third-most watched title overall \u2014 and that viewing window didn\u2019t account for the full 24 hours during which it managed to hit 18.4 million viewers, leaving out about 5 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe success of \u201cBTS The Comeback Live: Arirang\u201d doesn\u2019t come as a surprise. BTS \u2014 comprised of RM, Jin, Suga, J-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook \u2014 was a massive global sensation before going on hiatus nearly four years ago, and the concert special marked their first public reunion. \u201cArirang,\u201d the group\u2019s new album, reached 110 million Spotify streams in its first day, doubling Harry Styles\u2019 \u201cKiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally\u201d to achieve the No. 1 debut of 2026 thus far. Netflix boasts that \u201cBTS The Comeback Live\u201d garnered 2.6 billion impressions on its social media channels, setting up the streamer\u2019s upcoming documentary \u201cBTS: The Return\u201d for success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSee the full Netflix Top 10 for March 16-22 <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/peaky-blinders-the-immortal-man-ratings-netflix-views-1236698151\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"K-pop sensation BTS\u2018 live concert special reached 18.4 million viewers on Netflix. 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