# BTS — Oricon combined

Arc: record chase
Scope: ORICON
Artist: BTS — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/BTS
On the record: 2026-08-12 to 2026-08-14 (Korea Standard Time)
Status: result — A result landed. The record chase may still continue.

## Beats

### 2026-08-12 — result
BTS becomes only foreign act with three Oricon combined album ranking million-point albums
Figure as stated: "only foreign act"
- KTRENZ: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/08/bts-arirang-oricon-combined-album-ranking-third-million-point
- retold by: insight.co.kr

### 2026-08-14 — result
More on that US data: 4 in 10 Americans know BTS now.
Figure as stated: "40%"
- source (view.asiae.co.kr): https://view.asiae.co.kr/article/2026081416415776529

## Figures
As each source stated them: "only foreign act" (2026-08-12), "40%" (2026-08-14)
These are different quantities, not a series — do not compare them.

## Method
Beats are grouped by Korea Standard Time day; a day's phase is the furthest this story got that day.
Retellings are listed under the day they belong to. Figures are quoted exactly as each source stated them.

Canonical page: https://ktrenz.com/story/bts-arirang-oricon-combined-albums-record_chase-oricon