BTS’ ‘Spring Day’ Named One of Rolling Stone’s Greatest Songs of the 21st Century
Oct 09, 2025
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BTS's 『Spring Day" ranked 37th on the 8th (local time) in the 『21st Century』 song 『The Greatest Song of the 21st Century』 released by Rolling Stone, an American music media. This is the highest ranking among Korean songs.
Rolling Stone is the leading song of BTS, one of the biggest pop groups of the 21st century. The feeling of recovery and hope blooming in loss conveys a transcendent resonance and has led to a global leap forward in BTS. He also evaluated that 'Spring Day' shows the strong solidarity of their music.
'Spring Day' is the title song of the second full-length repackaged album 'You Never Walk Alone' released in February 2017. For the first time ever, it exceeded 1 billion cumulative plays on Melon, a major domestic music platform. It has been on the daily chart for about seven years and 11 months since its release, holding the record for the longest entry in Melon's history. In addition, the album containing the song entered the US Billboard main album chart 'Billboards 200' (March 4, 2017) at 61st place, marking the second consecutive week of charting.
"Spring Day" is an alternative hip hop song that combines Brit-rock sensibility and electronic sound. RM and Suga melt their personal experiences in the lyrics and deliver a warm message that they will not lose hope while waiting for a meeting with a distant friend. In addition, RM also participated in composing the main melody of the song. The lyrical melody and beautiful lyrics stimulate the emotions of many people and are still loved.
BTS is working on a comeback in the spring of 2026. They will hold a large-scale world tour with the release of the new report next year and return to the full body of the '21st Century Pop Icon'.
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