They’re accused of using “reverse streaming.”
Koreaboo
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A recent viral post on TheQoo alleges that BTS fans previously used “reverse streaming” to manipulate charts against NewJeans.
| GQ Magazine
After BTS fans accused other fandoms of recently blocking “SWIM” from staying in Melon #1 by streaming competitor song IVE’s “Bang Bang,” Korean netizens resurfaced posts on X that “prove” ARMYs have used the same exact method in the past.
BTS Allegedly Blocked From Melon #1 By Rival Fans’ Chart Manipulation, Claims Go Viral
The incident reportedly took place in 2023, when NewJeans’ hit “Ditto” was on track to break BTS’s record for the most perfect all-kills, originally set by “Dynamite.”
Songs with most Perfect All-Kill (PAK) in history:
1. #NewJeans Ditto (655)
2. #BTS Dynamite (610)
3. #IU Celebrity (462)
4. #IVE I AM (359)
5. #IU Love wins all (339)
6. #ZICO Any Song (330)
7. #HUNTRX, #EJAE, #AUDREYNUNA, #REIAMI Golden (318) *still counting* ⬆️
8. #aespa…
— KOREAN SALES (@koreansales_twt) July 27, 2025
According to the post, ARMYs encouraged fans to stream Taeyang’s “Vibe” and, as a backup, NewJeans’ “OMG” to push these songs up the charts on streaming platforms like Bugs. The idea was that boosting other songs could indirectly prevent “Ditto” from claiming the top spot.
| ADOR
The viral post attached tweets in which ARMYs asked their fellow fans to use the method.
K-ARMYs, please RT this!
The record for a perfect all-kill across Melon, Genie, Bugs, YouTube Music, Flo, and Vibe is about to be broken , it’s currently held by Dynamite, the all-time #1.
Melon #1 is tough, but at this pace, the record could realistically be broken within 7 days. So let’s focus our streaming power on Bugs, where it has a better chance:
1. On Bugs, download and stream “Vibe” to push it to #1.
2. As a backup plan, push O.MG to #1.
— ARMY via X
| TheQoo
Please spread this to fellow ARMYs!
Currently, Dynamite holds the perfect all-kill at #1, but [Ditto] has overtaken #2 and is quickly closing the gap… If things continue like this, it could take #1 within 7 days.
To make this happen, we need streams on a chart that fluctuates relatively easily, like Bugs. Streaming “Vibe” along with the #2 song is the most effective strategy!
— ARMY via X
| TheQoo
The streaming method and the proof tweets have triggered scathing reactions from Korean netizens in the comments of the viral post.
| TheQoo
- “An individual could do it alone, but this is the first time I’ve seen organized encouragement lol. It’s not even like they’re saying ‘let’s stream our own artist’s song.’”
- “They actually did something like that?? lol”
- “Wow… really, ARMYs are such ‘servants’ to HYBE. They’ve done all kinds of ugly things. Reverse streaming wasn’t just a K-Pop urban legend. It actually happened…”
- “HYBE and ARMY seem really triggered by NewJeans.”
- “When they get criticized for mistakes, BTS fans act like everyone’s just paying too much attention. Meanwhile, they obsessively focus on other artists and harass them lol.”