Promotional photos for the revised album “You Never Walk Alone”, which includes BTS’s classic song “Spring Day”. (Courtesy of Universal Music Group)
[The Epoch Times, December 14, 2023](Compiled and reported by Epoch Times reporter Zeng Weixin) The popular Korean boy group BTS (BTS) welcomed all members to enlist in the military on the 12th of this month. As fans around the world express their anticipation for their return from military service, “Spring Day”, one of BTS’s masterpieces released in 2017, topped the music charts in various countries.
“Spring Day” is the title song of the revised album “WINGS Gaiden: You Never Walk Alone” released in February 2017. It includes “Missing You” and “How long do I have to wait / How many more nights / can I “I’ll see you” “Wait a little longer/a few more nights/I’ll go see you” “Until the end of the cold winter/when spring comes again/when the flowers bloom/please stay there a little longer” etc. lyrics.
Therefore, fans around the world chose December 12, when all members of BTS were to enlist in the military, to launch a campaign to listen to “Spring Day” on major music platforms.
The song has topped the iTunes Top Songs chart in 83 countries and regions from the 12th to 8 a.m. on the 14th Korean time, even edging out Mariah Carey’s Christmas hit “All I” “Want for Christmas Is You” reached the top spot. “Spring Day” also topped Japan’s Oricon single-day digital singles chart on December 12.
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