BTS' 'Swim' surpasses 1 billion streams on Spotify, marking their 7th song to reach this milestone.

First song released this year to achieve this... setting a new personal record for the shortest period.Ranked No. 1 on Billboard's 'Hot 100' and No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.The title track 'SWIM' from BTS's 5th full-length album has surpassed 1 billion cumulative streams on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform. The photo shows BTS performing at Gwanghwamun Square on March 21 for 'BTS Comeback Live: Arirang.' /Photo Joint Press Corps[THE FACT | Reporter Kim Myung-ju] The title track 'SWIM' from BTS's 5th full-length album has surpassed 1 billion cumulative streams on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform. This marks BTS's 7th song to reach 1 billion streams.Big Hit Music, the group's agency, announced on the 24th, "This is the first song released worldwide this year to achieve this, and it sets a new personal record for the shortest period." With this, BTS now has 7 songs with over 1 billion streams, following 'Dynamite,' 'Butter,' and 'Boy With Luv.''SWIM' is a song that conveys the message of not stopping and swimming forward amidst the waves encountered in life. Leader RM participated in the overall songwriting.Upon its release, the song garnered approximately 14 million streams on its first day on Spotify, topping the 'Daily Top Songs Global' chart. This set the highest daily streaming record for a song released this year.The song also achieved significant success on major overseas music charts. It debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard main singles chart 'Hot 100' (dated April 4) and remained on the chart for 20 consecutive weeks. It reached No. 2 on the UK Official Singles Chart 'Top 100' (March 27 - April 2), setting a new personal best for the group.Furthermore, the song won 'Song of the Summer' at the American Music Awards and 'Song of the Year' at the MTV Video Music Awards this year.silkim@tf.co.kr