BTS Opens AMAs as ARIRANG Breaks Records and Sells Out Vegas
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 · 10 min
BTS opened the 2026 American Music Awards with “Hooligan,” as ARIRANG keeps stacking proof of scale: four sold-out Allegiant Stadium shows, a ninth Billboard 200 top-10 week, and new detail on Derrick Milano’s fingerprints across the album.
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BTS opened the 2026 American Music Awards with “Hooligan,” as ARIRANG keeps stacking proof of scale: four sold-out Allegiant Stadium shows, a ninth Billboard 200 top-10 week, and new detail on Derrick Milano’s fingerprints across the album.
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- BTS Reunites, Reveals New Music & World Tour Coming for 2026 in Video — Billboard
 # BTS Members Reunite for the First Time Since Military Discharges, Reveal 2026 Comeback Plans The group will return next year with new music and a world tour. By [Hannah Dailey](https://www.billboard.com/author/hannah-dailey/) ### [Hannah…
“Hilarious how they are calling it a ‘special appearance’, I don’t see them announcing other attendees like this 😂 seem like there will not be a performance though. And are katseye about to meet them all for the first time?” — r/bangtan (118 upvotes)
Our take: The “special appearance” wording absolutely had awards-show suspense theater written all over it. And yes, the KATSEYE angle is funny because every HYBE family room suddenly becomes a lore event.
“They just coming in to say hello and get their awards lol” — r/bangtan (203 upvotes)
Our take: We love the bluntness, but BTS rarely just strolls in and waves when a global broadcast is involved. Even the “hello” tends to arrive with choreography, lighting design, and three new records by morning.
“It has been a while since BTS attended an awards ceremony as a group. Im so excited for this. Also, Im pretty positive that they will win all awards.” — r/bangtan (49 upvotes)
Our take: That confidence is very ARMY-coded: sentimental about the group being back together, but also already doing electoral math on the trophy count. Honestly, after this run, it’s not exactly irrational optimism.
- BTS Gives the AMAs an Unforgettable Start With ‘Hooligan’ Performance — Billboard
# BTS Gives the AMAs an Unforgettable Start With ‘Hooligan’ Performance Author: Hannah Dailey Published: 2026-05-26T00:32:58+00:00 Source: billboard.com (billboard.com) Language: en ## Story BTS Gives the AMAs an Unforgettable Start With ‘Hooligan’ Performance × Skip to main content BTS performs at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium in May 2026. HYBE ### Trending on Billboard BTS started the…
- BTS Sells Out Four Las Vegas Shows at Allegiant Stadium for ARIRANG World Tour – WordUp News — WordUp News
BTS Sells Out Four Las Vegas Shows at Allegiant Stadium for ARIRANG World Tour – WordUp News Connect with us DAPA Banner DAPA COIN PAYMENT ASSET PRIVACY · BLOCKDAG · HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION · RUST 🚫 GENESIS SOLD OUT DAPAPAY COMING › △ MINE DAPA NOWCPU · NO FEES · 60s SETUP› LAS VEGAS — BTS has sold out all four scheduled performances at Allegiant Stadium as part of the ARIRANG World Tour,…
- Derrick Milano approached BTS as 'a student' — and ended up shaping 'Arirang' - The Korea Herald — The Korea Herald
# Derrick Milano approached BTS as 'a student' — and ended up shaping 'Arirang' - The Korea Herald Author: Kim Jae-heun Published: 2026-05-25T17:01:32+09:00 Source: koreaherald.com (koreaherald.com) Language: en ## Story Derrick Milano approached BTS as 'a student' — and ended up shaping 'Arirang' - The Korea Herald # Derrick Milano approached BTS as 'a student' — and ended up shaping…
- BTS's 'ARIRANG' sets new record, becoming the first album by a Korean artist to spend 9 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 | allkpop — allkpop
# BTS's 'ARIRANG' sets new record, becoming the first album by a Korean artist to spend 9 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 | allkpop Author: KatL903 Published: 2026-05-25T17:55:00-04:00 Source: allkpop.com (allkpop.com) Language: en ## Story BTS's 'ARIRANG' sets new record, becoming the first album by a Korean artist to spend 9 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 |…