방탄소년단 has made history by achieving a rare feat on the Japanese Oricon chart. The group's regular 5th album '아리랑' topped both the 'Album Ranking' and 'Combined Album Ranking' for the first half of 2026, from December 8, 2025, to June 7, 2026. This achievement marks the first time a foreign artist has topped both rankings. - The album '아리랑' topped the 'Album Ranking' and 'Combined Album Ranking' for the first half of 2026. - This feat was last achieved by the legendary rock band Queen 22 years ago. - 방탄소년단 is the first foreign artist to achieve this feat on the Oricon chart. Q: Why is this trending? A: 방탄소년단 is trending because they made history by becoming the first foreign artist to top both the 'Album Ranking' and 'Combined Album Ranking' on the Japanese Oricon chart for the first half of 2026. | 방탄소년단 has made history by achieving a rare feat on the Japanese Oricon chart. The group's regular 5th album '아리랑' topped both the 'Album Ranking' and 'Combined Album Ranking' for the first half of 2026, from December 8, 2025, to June 7, 2026. This achievement marks the first time a foreign artist has topped both rankings. - The album '아리랑' topped the 'Album Ranking' and 'Combined Album Ranking' for the first half of 2026. - This feat was last achieved by the legendary rock band Queen 22 years ago. - 방탄소년단 is the first foreign artist to achieve this feat on the Oricon chart. Q: Why is this trending? A: 방탄소년단 is trending because they made history by becoming the first foreign artist to top both the 'Album Ranking' and 'Combined Album Ranking' on the Japanese Oricon chart for the first half of 2026.