BTS logs 3.8 billion streams with 5th LP, sets record with tour revenue

BTS amassed 3.8 billion plays across the world in eight weeks with its fifth studio album, “Arirang,” label Big Hit Music said Tuesday citing music data firm Luminate.

Its ongoing concert trip, titled after the LP, has generated more than $200 million since the launch in April, selling more than 1.1 million tickets, according to Billboard.

The music magazine published an article Monday in the US, reporting that the septet “beat the Rollin Stones’ seven-year boxscore record.” Raking in over $125 ...