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Clara Espinoza

BTS Wins Album of the Year Again: What It Means for the 'ARIRANG Tour'

BTS ARIRANG SPOTV
South Korean K-pop band BTS perform during their "Arirang" tour at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on August 1, 2026. (Credit: Photo by Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP via Getty Images)
  • BTS won Album of the Year at the 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards on September 6 in Goyang, South Korea, and was one of seven acts named to the ceremony's Bonsang Artist of the Year list.
  • Newcomer group AND2BLE was the night's biggest winner with five trophies, including Best New Artist and a Bonsang nod.
  • The widely repeated figure that BTS's ARIRANG tour runs "82 shows" is outdated — the tour has been expanded through official label announcements and now stands at 88 shows across 34 cities.
  • The tour had already grossed $433.2 million through August 11, more than double BTS's previous touring record, according to Billboard Boxscore data.

AND2BLE steals the night, but BTS doesn't leave empty-handed

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