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On September 26, 2023, fans voiced their concerns over the absence of BTS’ V’s Slow Dancing from the Billboard Global 200 and Excl. US charts (dated September 30, 2023), despite the song having a high number of streams on Spotify compared to other tracks from the idol's debut album, Layover, including Love Me Again and RainyDays.
While on the Billboard 200, Kim Tae-hyung's Love Me Again charted at No. 85 and RainyDays at No. 149, there was no sign of the title track, Slow Dancing from Layover, even though fans stated it had a higher number of streams than the aforementioned songs. In the Billboard Excl. US chart, Slow Dancing completely disappeared from the latest charts, while Love Me Again, Rainy Days, For Us, and Blue maintained their respective positions at 42, 76, 141, and 189.
Fans confidently asserted that Slow Dancing had more streams than any other song from BTS’ V’s album, leaving them shocked as to why the song did not make it to the Billboard charts for that week.
The alleged deletion or disappearance of Slow Dancing is assumed to be an attempt to manipulate the idol's position on the Billboard charts. Fans promptly took to social media to demand an explanation from Billboard itself, with the hashtag "Billboard Corrupt" trending.
"This is planned sabotage": Fans want justice for
BTS’ V's Slow Dancing
This isn't the first time fans have encountered such a perplexing situation where they must advocate for BTS’ V's Slow Dancing. Previously, the Spotify data for this track vanished for an entire day on September 14, 2023, without any explanation provided to the fans.
Meanwhile, the disappearance of Slow Dancing from the latest Billboard Global charts has also left fans deeply concerned about what is truly happening with BTS’ V and why there is no clear explanation for these unfortunate events affecting his album's title track, ultimately impacting his position on music charts.
Beyond the Billboard Global charts issue, fans have also expressed their worries after noticing that two fake Slow Dancing songs were incorrectly credited as BTS’ V's original track on various renowned music platforms, including YouTube Music, Spotify, Qobuz, Amazon, and others.
In light of the sabotage, as claimed by fans, they are demanding a proper explanation from HYBE LABELs, Big Hit Entertainment, Billboard, and other prominent music platforms that allegedly are involved in the disappearance of Slow Dancing streams from the aforementioned charts.
Furthermore, fans have also observed that on the day Slow Dancing was dropped from the iTunes chart, a counterfeit song with the same name was released and mistakenly credited as BTS' V's original track, resulting in the removal of the Layover title track from the Spotify charts.
As Billboard Global 200 considers album charts, streams, track sales, and album sales when ranking songs on music charts, fans have been questioning the removal of Slow Dancing and asserting that, given its higher streams and sales compared to other songs from BTS’ V's Layover, there is no plausible reason for its expulsion from the aforementioned charts.
Presently, fans are trending BILLBOARD CORRUPT on social media and demanding answers to their pressing questions. They are also urging the agencies involved to rectify the issue as soon as possible to prevent further harm to BTS’ V's position on various music charts.
Since the release of Layover, it has encountered several other issues, including the abrupt cancellation of pre-orders on Hanteo, citing the unavailability of albums by HYBE when orders were placed a month prior.
Additionally, fans are concerned about the alleged lack of promotion and the unavailability of the "This is V" playlist on Spotify for BTS’ V. This raises concerns about how his agency is treating him and calls for fair treatment.
Fans have decided to continue trending BILLBOARD CORRUPT on social media until they receive a proper explanation for the disappearance of Slow Dancing on music charts, especially when all other songs continue to chart.
Fans are also reaching out to Amazon Music, Spotify, and other reputable streaming platforms to address the aforementioned issue with BTS’ V's main track for Layover.
