Speculations that FC Barcelona could possibly be printing BTS' logo on its uniforms are rising.
Keep on reading to know what happened.
Media Outlet Sparks Possibility of BTS' Logo on FC Barcelona Uniforms Following Spotify Sponsorship
Back on March 15 local time, major music streaming platform Spotify announced that they have entered a sponsorship deal with football club (FC) Barcelona. They are following the latter's end of partnership with Japanese company Rakuten. They have been partnered with since 2017, by the end of this season.
According to FC Barcelona, their sponsorship with Spotify will allow for the platform to engrave their logo on the team's uniforms. It also involves the naming rights for Camp Nou, FC Barcelona's home stadium, which will be rebranded to "Spotify Camp Nou."
Spotify Camp Nou
FC Barcelona also secured € 279.5 million (around $307 million USD) worth of financial support from Spotify over the course of four years.
However, what is gaining attention is a certain post made by media outlet Bleacher Report Football (hereafter Bleacher Report) on their Instagram account.
On March 22, Bleacher Report shared a series of photos of FC Barcelona players in their uniforms, along with a different design in the middle, featuring the official logos of several famous singers. Their music are available on Spotify, such as J Balvin, Shakira, and Dua Lipa, among others.
BTS' logo could possibly be on FC Barcelona's uniforms
Along with the post, Bleacher Report said in the caption, "After Barcelona announced Spotify as their main sponsor, there were rumors that their shirt sponsors could be artists from the platform. Imagine."
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BTS
In particular, one of the photos shared included BTS' logo on the uniform. It sparked interest that the seven-piece boyband could be featured on FC Barcelona's uniform for the next season.
In fact, such a notion is not entirely impossible. In the past, FC Atlético Madrid had partnered with Columbia Pictures from 2003 to 2005. Movies produced under the studio were featured on their uniforms.
FC Atlético Madrid uniforms in partnership with Columbia Pictures
While nothing has been confirmed by either Spotify or FC Barcelona, many are divided with the possibility. On one hand, BTS fans, ARMYs, will surely be ecstatic that their favorite K-Pop group will be featured on one of the best football teams. Others are hoping that the uniforms will just feature Spotify's logo, like it has done with Rakuten.
What are your thoughts on the uniforms?
BTS and Coldplay's 'My Universe' Hit 500 Million Spotify Streams
In other news, BTS and Coldplay's collaboration track "My Universe" has surpassed 500 million streams on Spotify. It took 178 days for the song to hit the milestone, following its release back on September 24, 2021.
This also marks the third fastest song by a Korean artist to reach 500 million streams, following BTS' own songs "Butter" and "Dynamite."
In addition, "My Universe" is also the fifth BTS song to do so, following "Butter," "Dynamite," "Boy With Luv," and Fake Love."
Congratulations to BTS and Coldplay!
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Written by Robyn Joan
