Most western acts release at least 1 single prior to the release of album, so the single in late July and the album on 17/9 still makes sense. I probably should have made it clear I was talking about the whole album.
Looking back at it, even the tweets quoted do not necessarily refer to the same thing - the first is about the album and the 12917 hint, the second is about music in general, so a new song in ~2 weeks.
I'm pretty sure their album is coming 7/19/21. On June 9th, Coldplay tweeted that there was 12,917 songs on their new album, but they would probably cut it down. 12,917 backwards is 7/19/21. Here's that tweet:
External Content twitter.comContent embedded from external sources will not be displayed without your consent.Through the activation of external content, you agree that personal data may be transferred to third party platforms. We have provided more information on this in our privacy policy.On July 6th, Coldplay tweeted that new music would be coming soon in "about half a lunar cycle" which is around 2 weeks. 7/19/21 is 13 days after 7/6/21, almost 2 weeks. Here's that tweet:
External Content twitter.comContent embedded from external sources will not be displayed without your consent.Through the activation of external content, you agree that personal data may be transferred to third party platforms. We have provided more information on this in our privacy policy.I think they will push "My Universe" (the song BTS will feature on) as a single when the album releases on 7/19/21.
This seems like a good theory, but I have 2 problems with it:
1. Coldplay are British, the date format they use is day/month/year, not month/day/year so it doesn't make sense for them to announce a July 19th release date, 17th September, however, is more likely.
2. 19th July is a Monday and most albums are released on Friday, at least in the West. 17th September is a Friday.
Display MoreMITM
peaked at #56 on Spotify Global 200
debuted with 1.5M first day streams
Not Shy
peaked somewhere in the 80s on Spotify Global 200
debuted with around 980K first day streams
BUT, on Youtube
Not Shy - 17.1m views in first 24h
MITM - 13m views in first 24 hours
Seems like they grew on Spotify a lot with MITM (they have 5.5M monthly listeners right now, which puts them closer to Twice right now than any 4th gen girl groups) but didn't do as well on YT. I'm curious why since it's much easier to do well on YT than Spotify
They did improve on yt, your numbers are wrong
Also, one of the reasons why the gap on spotify is that big is because not shy was released at 6pm kst while mitm was released at 1pm kst so it had a longer tracking period for the first day.
Perhaps they should move it forward lol
May 7th/14th are perfect imo
Actually I've only seen theories that bts are dropping on the 7th.
And tbh 7th seems plausible, the theories started a few weeks ago when some fanclub related content dropped at 5:07 pm, but then bts got nominated at brits (held on the 11th) and considering how well dynamite did in europe, they might have their cb stage there. Also the members already changed their hair, I doubt they'd do it now for a single dropping in a month and a half.
So if they really do cb on the 7th, lisa should be fine debuting on the 28th.
Do you maybe know LGO's exact placements? I can't find them anywhere as most accounts just post about the top 10
Display MoreI was interested in verifying which BTS song is statistically the biggest, so I went ahead and did it. A comprehensive ranking that takes YouTube views, Spotify streams (of multiple versions where applicable), Korean digitals (Gaon certifications, Genie ULs + streams, and Melon ULs), and official international certifications for songs that have them (if a song doesn’t have any, I found estimates and ranked those). These are all current stats, so I’m well aware that with the context of time, Dynamite is in actuality their biggest hit. But I’m looking at raw numbers as they are right now. A big thank you to worldlove27 and blueaqua, who helped compile most of this data. Keep in mind that by the end of 2021:
- it’s definite that Dynamite will go up to #2 and will be challenging BWL for #1.
- it’s likely that Life Goes On will replace I NEED U (it’s already above Fire on Spotify [will rise past INU & Dope], DOPE & Mic Drop on Genie, and will rise past INU on YouTube)
- it’s likely that ON will be above FIRE.
The lower the average, the higher the placement on the list!! See below: 1. Boy with Luv: 2, 2, 2, 2 = 2 2. DNA: 1, 5, 3, 4 = 3.25 (#1 on YouTube) 3. Dynamite: 7, 1, 6, 1 = 3.75 (#1 on Spotify and international certifications) 4. Fake Love: 3, 4, 5, 5 = 4.25 5. IDOL: 6, 6, 4, 3 = 4.75 6. Mic Drop: 4, 3, 11, 6 = 6 7. Spring Day: 10, 9, 1, 9 = 7.25 (#1 on Korean charts) 8. Blood Sweat & Tears: 9, 7, 7, 8 = 7.75 9. (ON: 11, 8, 9, 7/Fire: 5, 12, 8, 10) = 8.75 10. Dope: 8, 10, 12, 11 = 10.25 11. I NEED U: 12, 11, 10, 12 = 11.25 BREAKDOWN
Oh wow, this definitely took a long time to compile.
I just wanted to ask what was the criteria for combining versions? From what I see, you combined the remixes for some songs, but not for others. I think counting Fake Love remix might push it above Mic Drop on Spotify.
I'm kind of surprised Make It Right's not here, since it has over 300M on Spotify and I think even a few (eligible) certifications.
Nah they're still third.
Bts' mots one (2 days) had almost 1M in october
And bang bang con in june (1 day) had +700K
Both were paid
The free one was bang bang con in april when they streamed their old concerts for 2 days (12h each, so 24h in total) it had over 50M concurrent viewers and more than 2M real time viewers when it started
The new song doesn't really make sense. If the essential was released first and deluxe later, it would be fine, but adding songs on a cheaper version and not including it in the version that has so much extra content and is so expensive is just a big no.
Dynamite and lgo have already done their jobs, pushing them now would do nothing to build hype. Ftmr and stay are not ot7 so they get exclude immediately.
Blue & grey would be the obvious choice if the last single wasn't lgo. It's doing the best out of all the b-sides, but they're both ballads and I honestly cannot imagine b&g having choreo either and bts have never realeased such similar singles back to back. I might be wrong, but I really do not see them promoting it now.
That leaves us with disease and telepathy. Both are equally possible, it just depends on what their goal is. Personally, I'd like it to be telepathy since it's my favourite from the album, but it's also been a while since they promoted something more hip-hop influenced.
are we sure that yeji's not wearing a wig? 
I just wanna know how long it took them to make all those ducks
Aren't they going to be in 3 or 4 different countries? I don't think they'll all just drop whatever they're doing and fly to Korea to perform at Inkigayo.
Technically, Lay's still a part of Exo, but as far as I know he hasn't performed with the group since he went back to China years ago. I think it'll be something like that.
Hiii I was a bit inactive (tbh wasn't that active before, but still) because real life got in the way and I came back to everything being completely revamped, it looks really nice 
Anyway answering some questions since I'm bored:
THE BULLETPROOF "GETTING TO KNOW YOU" QUESTIONNAIRE:
AKP ARMY Questions:
What does your AKP username mean?
- it's a nickname my friends use, just spelled differently
- twitter became a mess and I wanted to find a new place to discuss about bts-related topics
Are you joining Bulletproof?
- probably no, I really can't guarantee I'll be active enough
The Basics:
What moment did you realize you were ARMY?
- I stumbled upon their dna performance at the amas and couldn't get it out of my head, searched the mv on youtube and that was it, all I watched for the next week or two were their mvs, bangtan bombs, run bts...
How long have you been ARMY?
- 3 years
Who is your bias?
- Tae I guess? tbh I'm not sure if I have one
What was the first BTS song you heard?
- dna
What was the first BTS MV you saw?
- dna, but when I watched dope for what I thought was the first time, it was really familiar. I also remember seeing their photos from 2017 bbmas before, I just didn't realize it was them. So I might have watched dope before, but I'm not sure.
What is your favorite BTS album?
- be or ly: her
What is your favorite BTS song?
- it keeps changing, right now the top 3 is never mind, telepathy and love maze
What is your favorite BTS performance?
- black swan at james corden
Getting More in Depth:
Do you call the members by their stage names or real names?
- real names or nicknames, but never stage names
Do you have any ARMY friends in real life?
- I know a few people who like them, but no die-hard fans
Which member do you feel you are the most like?
- a mix of Yoongi and Jungkook
What was the last piece of BTS merch you bought?
- I keep waiting for that purple whale, but it always sells out too fast
How far would you travel to see BTS?
- if it's in Europe it's not too far, but the biggest problem would be my job and uni
Favorite BTS expression or saying?
- I purple you - it's just so cute
Name your most memorable BTS or ARMY moment.
- mots: persona cb, it was the first time I managed to clear the whole day and just enjoy all the content we were getting
Link your favorite YouTube reaction to BTS related content!
- I don't watch reactors
Favorite BTS meme?
- I don't use them
