# Epik High's Twocut sets one condition to end their solo challenge: BTS has to join

Release page: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/10/epik-high-twocut-bts-challenge-condition-epikism
Reach map: https://ktrenz.com/reach-graph/epik-high-twocut-bts-challenge-condition-epikism
Artist: BTS — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/BTS
Category: comeback
Published: 2026-10-08

## How measured
Server-side crawler hits on this article, counted per vendor and per bot. "Answer-time" means the vendor fetched the page while composing an answer (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-User); "training" means bulk collection. These are requests we served — not impressions, not audience, not estimated reach. Crawlers we block are excluded from every number here.

## AI reach
- Answer-time citations: 38
- Total AI reads: 60
- Distinct vendors: 7
- Window: 14 days from first to last crawl

| Vendor | Reads | Kind | Bots |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenAI | 40 | answer-time | OAI-SearchBot 38×/6d; GPTBot 2×/1d |
| Perplexity | 12 | training | PerplexityBot 12×/12d |
| Yandex | 3 | training | YandexBot 3×/3d |
| Meta | 2 | training | Meta-ExternalAgent 2×/1d |
| Anthropic | 1 | training | ClaudeBot 1×/1d |
| Amazon | 1 | training | Amazonbot 1×/1d |
| Apple | 1 | training | Applebot 1×/1d |

## Human reach
- Media outlets that picked this up: 8
- Social posts tracked: 150
- Listed below: 8 outlets, 60 posts

| Outlet | Lang | Date | Headline | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MHN | KO | 10-09 | 에픽하이 챌린지 종료 조건은 ‘BTS'?…투컷 '해주면 끝낼게'(에픽하이)[MHN:픽] | https://mhnse.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1580919 |
| Insight | KO | 10-09 | 에픽하이 "챌린지 우리끼리만 해...BTS 참여해야 끝낸다" | https://www.insight.co.kr/news/577103 |
| The Chosun Daily | EN | 10-09 | Epik High vows insider-only "Epikism" challenge, will end if BTS joins | https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-entertainment/2026/10/08/RHOI65F4BZEHJBXPUXYDWZ6UR4/ |
| The Chosun Ilbo | EN | 10-09 | EPIK HIGH Jokes Challenge Ends Only If BTS Participates | https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/10/08/Z7FQRAQBHJEDHLH3JZYV3S5VXQ/ |
| Daum | KO | 10-09 | 에픽하이 "챌린지 우리끼리만 해‥BTS 참여하면 종료" | https://v.daum.net/v/20261008205313452 |
| Korea Daily | KO | 10-10 | Epik High's Twocut sets one condition to end their solo challenge: BTS has to join | https://www.koreadaily.com/article/20261008045308906 |
| OSEN | KO | 10-11 | Epik High: "We're doing the challenge among ourselves...it ends if BTS participates" | https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112890202 |
| ChosunBiz | KO | 10-19 | Epik High's Twocut sets one condition to end their solo challenge: BTS has to join | https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2026/10/08/MMYDANJQME4GIOBWMYYDMY3CGQ/ |

| Platform | Account | Date | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Instagram | bts.bighitofficial | 09-26 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DdvrCuqmKav/ |
| Instagram | bts.bighitofficial | 09-23 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddnnhd5mJru/ |
| Instagram | bts.bighitofficial | 10-07 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DeLc6_UmD61/ |
| Instagram | bts.bighitofficial | 09-10 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DdGdugWmK38/ |
| Instagram | bts.bighitofficial | 09-17 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DdY6xztBLZr/ |
| TikTok | adiannta | 10-08 | https://www.tiktok.com/@adiannta/video/7694179205617077526 |
| TikTok | minijmyt | 10-08 | https://www.tiktok.com/@minijmyt/video/7694231775584816436 |
| TikTok | midnightmiles7 | 10-08 | https://www.tiktok.com/@midnightmiles7/video/7694368539494370574 |
| TikTok | caroline_0463 | 10-08 | https://www.tiktok.com/@caroline_0463/video/7694265978108005653 |
| TikTok | oceanfaded_ | 10-08 | https://www.tiktok.com/@oceanfaded_/video/7694263763628788993 |
| TikTok | _jkszn | 10-08 | https://www.tiktok.com/@_jkszn/video/7694419484437744918 |
| TikTok | rmjnyghpjmthvjk_bt | 10-08 | https://www.tiktok.com/@rmjnyghpjmthvjk_bt/video/7694149626353536264 |
| TikTok | jessi_barajas | 10-07 | https://www.tiktok.com/@jessi_barajas/video/7693961725372042548 |
| Instagram | bts.bighitofficial | 09-09 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DdEA-r-GP4S/ |
| YouTube | BANGFIRE 방파이어 | 10-04 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Xw5t14oX4 |
| YouTube | BANGTANTV | 10-06 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmp3RB7qbN4 |
| YouTube | VPOP & KPOP | 10-05 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UxGtlWs71A |
| YouTube | CAMCS Pe (oficial) | 10-08 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRbizbNFhyU |
| YouTube | Break Espectáculos | 10-08 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHvx_WOBDag |
| YouTube | BANGTANTV | 10-01 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhB30FChG18 |
| YouTube | Soul_in_Seoul | 10-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dtAQREQ_ks |
| YouTube | Deadly Visuals | 10-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaYH1qRjxFE |
| YouTube | Facto Knock | 10-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQnG0onVlvE |
| YouTube | 영스이슈 | 10-09 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B2vOXcgJMs |
| YouTube | Latina Noticias | 10-09 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgglCmqsSWc |
| TikTok | eden.suzy0 | 10-09 | https://www.tiktok.com/@eden.suzy0/video/7694591110743739669 |
| YouTube | Latina Televisión | 10-09 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_tBdv6xE9I |
| YouTube | RNX TV Korea Ent | 10-09 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR9OZKOJ9Fg |
| TikTok | goldenstar.jk97 | 10-09 | https://www.tiktok.com/@goldenstar.jk97/video/7694649366262369569 |
| TikTok | mybtsbias4 | 10-09 | https://www.tiktok.com/@mybtsbias4/video/7694689893699554593 |
| TikTok | armyflow44 | 10-09 | https://www.tiktok.com/@armyflow44/video/7694683015112330529 |
| TikTok | mgworldnow | 10-09 | https://www.tiktok.com/@mgworldnow/video/7694454564988210450 |
| TikTok | stb.com | 10-09 | https://www.tiktok.com/@stb.com/video/7694822103828237576 |
| TikTok | axvot7 | 10-09 | https://www.tiktok.com/@axvot7/video/7694555817168669985 |
| TikTok | just2kpopstans | 09-09 | https://www.tiktok.com/@just2kpopstans/video/7683597747240340768 |
| YouTube | Break Espectáculos | 10-09 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXaMCeSANz8 |
| YouTube | KOREAN SPOTLIGHT | 10-09 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6jyF_Y4ktk |
| YouTube | SOMOS BTS | 10-10 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtHiIXDVOlg |
| YouTube | CAMCS Pe (oficial) | 10-10 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjgpKqg5rXA |
| YouTube | BANGTANTV | 09-25 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJXL4-4m5nY |
| YouTube | 케이팝 쇼크 | 10-10 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raa2TL4EtKg |
| YouTube | Break Espectáculos | 10-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjp-GfbnxKk |
| YouTube | Purple News | 10-10 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUUYkyWWmqM |
| TikTok | btsbrasil.7 | 09-21 | https://www.tiktok.com/@btsbrasil.7/video/7688111466460843282 |
| TikTok | crispy_shooky | 10-06 | https://www.tiktok.com/@crispy_shooky/video/7693360543503011085 |
| TikTok | fox.hollywood7 | 10-10 | https://www.tiktok.com/@fox.hollywood7/video/7694942814634904863 |
| TikTok | sincerely_jk | 09-20 | https://www.tiktok.com/@sincerely_jk/video/7687577473176947988 |
| TikTok | jiminxeditxo | 10-09 | https://www.tiktok.com/@jiminxeditxo/video/7694790456063937824 |
| YouTube | 연예ZIP | 10-08 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APHi63nUPn0 |
| TikTok | stb.com | 10-10 | https://www.tiktok.com/@stb.com/video/7694920042588146962 |
| TikTok | zeenathequeen | 10-05 | https://www.tiktok.com/@zeenathequeen/video/7693307634035854598 |
| YouTube | Purple News | 10-11 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75DWMN8PsYY |
| YouTube | KPOP : UNCENSORED | 10-09 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=673TJfnUh2U |
| YouTube | Cinesmero | 10-11 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR0e5bA00NI |
| YouTube | 스타뉴스 STARPLUS | 09-30 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X37vYtzQOcE |
| YouTube | BANGTANTV | 10-11 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfUnfbaNarg |
| YouTube | Rukhs Writs | 10-10 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_wfZ-moqA |
| TikTok | james.fav.wife | 10-11 | https://www.tiktok.com/@james.fav.wife/video/7695422547336121630 |
| YouTube | SnapCrazeHub | 10-06 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MekF4-KCpnQ |
| YouTube | SUB4RU | 10-10 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8TUyPcMxmg |

## Attribution
Measured and published by KTRENZ (https://ktrenz.com). Cite as: "KTRENZ Release Reach, Epik High's Twocut sets one condition to end their solo challenge: BTS has to join".