2021 BTS ARMY March Madness
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Project Details
Event Dates: March 28, 2021 until April 4, 2021
Project: BTS-themed March Madness
Inspired by NCAA's March Madness and to celebrate Spotify’s launch in Korea, we had ARMYs vote for their favorite BTS songs and predict how the brackets would turn out.
Project Details
About "2021 BTS ARMY March Madness"
To celebrate March Madness and Spotify’s launch in Korea, we’re holding a fun event for ARMYs!
Inspired by NCAA's March Madness, we’re having YOU vote for your favorite BTS songs and predict how the brackets will turn out! Please note that the initial rankings are based on the top 64 most streamed BTS songs on Spotify (as of March 6, 2021), remix versions excluded.
❗️Disclaimer❗️
This is a fun worldwide fan project by ARMY for ARMY; the results DO NOT reflect any official chart rankings.
March Madness Event Period
Dates listed are in USA time.
- Bracket Reveal: Friday, March 19, 2021
- Song Voting begins March 28, 2021 and will run until April 3, 2021
- Champion Announcement: Sunday, April 4, 2021 @ 12pm PT / 3pm ETVoting will begin @ 6am PT and close at 6pm PT each day!
(3am HT / 7am MT / 8am CT / 9am ET / 10pm KST until 3pm HT / 7pm MT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET / 10am KST)❗️Final Championship Voting will begin @ 6am PT and close at 9pm PT on April 3, 2021!
(3am HT / 7am MT / 8am CT / 9am ET / 10pm KST until 6pm HT / 10pm MT / 11pm CT / 4.4 @ 12am ET / 1pm KST)
Voting Schedule & Locations▼
Dates listed are in USA time
Round 1 Voting
📍Voting Forms (will be available on this page, link to form will also be provided on our social media accounts)
- Day 1: March 28, 2021
- Day 2: March 29, 2021
Round 2: March 30, 2021
📍Voting Form (will be available on this page, link to form will also be provided on our social media accounts)Sweet 16: March 31, 2021
📍Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pollsElite 8: April 1, 2021
📍Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pollsFinal 4: April 2, 2021
📍Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pollsChampionship: April 3, 2021
📍Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram polls👑Song Champion Announcement: April 4, 2021
What is March Madness?▼
NCAA's March Madness is a single-elimination college basketball tournament that gets played each spring in the United States.
How to Participate
This March Madness event is open worldwide and there are multiple ways to participate!
1) Predict the Song Champion
Step 1. Right click (or tap and hold) the bracket photo and save the image to your device
Step 2. Fill in your prediction and have your family & friends join in on the fun by sharing this with them!
We recommend printing the bracket out and filling it in💜Step 3. Post your bracket prediction on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram
❗️Make sure to include #BTSARMYMarchMadness & tag us (@USBTSARMY) in your post!
2) Help decide which songs are the winners by voting
Follow our voting schedule and vote for your favorite songs (on US BTS ARMY’s social media accounts) to determine the final song champion!
Reminder: Song voting is open worldwide!See our Voting Information for more details.
3) For US ARMY: Album Giveaway
If you reside in the US, enter your predictions for a chance to win a BE (Essential Edition) album!
For more information regarding our giveaway, check out our giveaway portion.
Bracket Photo
Right click (or tap and hold) the bracket photo to save the image
Initial rankings are based on the top 64 most streamed BTS songs on Spotify (as of March 6, 2021), remix versions excluded.
Giveaway Information
To encourage more participants, we will be giving away 1 BE (Essential Edition) album to the ARMY with the closest prediction.
Due to COVID-19, the giveaway portion of the event will only be open to US Participants.
Entries will be received on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (please see below for their rules).
Limit to one entry per person per social media platform, with a max total of 3 entries (1 entry for Twitter, 1 entry for Facebook, 1 entry for Instagram).
Winner must be 18 years or older or have parental permission.
Submission period
March 19, 2021 until March 27, 2021 @ 11:59pm PT
Giveaway Winner will be announced on April 5, 2021 (USA TIME)
Twitter Rules:
- Must be following @USBTSARMY
- Must reply your bracket prediction photo under our March Madness Giveaway Info post with the #BTSARMYMarchMadness hashtag
Facebook Rules:
- Must like our US BTS ARMY Facebook Page
- You must comment your bracket prediction photo under our March Madness Giveaway Info post
Instagram Rules:
- Must be following @USBTSARMY
- Post your Bracket prediction photo with the hashtag #BTSARMYMarchMadness
- Must tag @USBTSARMY in your post
How the Giveaway Winner is Determined▼
The giveaway winner will be determined by the highest number of total points + tie breaker (if needed).
SCORING
Each correct prediction will be awarded points as follows:Round 1: 2 points (64 max pts available)
Round 2: 3 points (48 max pts available)
Sweet 16: 4 points (32 max pts available)
Elite 8: 6 points (24 max pts available)
Final 4: 10 points (20 max pts available)
Championship: 17 points (17 max pts available)
Total Maximum Points Possible: 205Tiebreak Question (only if needed): How many votes do you think the Champion song will receive?
- Person with closest number that does not exceed the total number of votes the champion song receives in the final game wins
Voting Information
Round 1 and 2 voting will be held via our voting forms
Sweet 16 through Championship voting will be held on our Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
VOTING BEGINS March 28, 2021 (USA Time)
Voting Schedule & Locations▼
Dates listed are in USA time
Round 1
📍Voting Forms (will be available on this page, link to form will also be provided on our social media accounts)
- Day 1: March 28, 2021
- Day 2: March 29, 2021
Round 2: March 30, 2021
📍Voting Form (will be available on this page, link to form will also be provided on our social media accounts)Sweet 16: March 31, 2021
📍Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pollsElite 8: April 1, 2021
📍Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pollsFinal 4: April 2, 2021
📍Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pollsChampionship: April 3, 2021
📍Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram polls👑Song Champion Announcement: April 4, 2021
