K-pop's BTS first all-South Korean act to top US singles charts
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K-pop's BTS first all-South Korean act to top US singles charts
Agence France-Presse
Published Sep 01, 2020 06:55 AM PHT
NEW YORK - K-pop sensation BTS has become the first all-South Korean act to rule the top US singles chart, industry tracker Billboard announced Monday, with their English-language "Dynamite" hitting number one.
NEW YORK - K-pop sensation BTS has become the first all-South Korean act to rule the top US singles chart, industry tracker Billboard announced Monday, with their English-language "Dynamite" hitting number one.
🚨IT'S OFFICIAL 🚨 #Dynamite by @BTS_twt debuted at #1 on @billboard's #Hot100 chart! 😍
Watch their full #VMA performance here: https://t.co/CGTLSIjNUy
🎬: @GOODCOtweets pic.twitter.com/4xodnpkqOO
— MTV (@MTV) August 31, 2020
🚨IT'S OFFICIAL 🚨 #Dynamite by @BTS_twt debuted at #1 on @billboard's #Hot100 chart! 😍
— MTV (@MTV) August 31, 2020
Watch their full #VMA performance here: https://t.co/CGTLSIjNUy
🎬: @GOODCOtweets pic.twitter.com/4xodnpkqOO
It is another milestone cementing the seven-member boy band's global dominance, coming hours after BTS beat American heavyweights including Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift to score the Best Pop award at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards.
It is another milestone cementing the seven-member boy band's global dominance, coming hours after BTS beat American heavyweights including Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift to score the Best Pop award at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards.
The first BTS single sung completely in English, "Dynamite" was released August 21 and tallied 33.9 million US streams in just a week, with 300,000 units sold.
The first BTS single sung completely in English, "Dynamite" was released August 21 and tallied 33.9 million US streams in just a week, with 300,000 units sold.
In securing the top spot, the song unseats Cardi B's raunchy hit "WAP" featuring fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion, a not-safe-for-work bop that held number one for two consecutive weeks.
In securing the top spot, the song unseats Cardi B's raunchy hit "WAP" featuring fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion, a not-safe-for-work bop that held number one for two consecutive weeks.
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BTS's achievement comes after it reached the Billboard Hot 100's fourth slot in March with its song "On."
BTS's achievement comes after it reached the Billboard Hot 100's fourth slot in March with its song "On."
Three of BTS' albums have hit number one on Billboard's album charts, but this is its first Hot 100 top single.
Three of BTS' albums have hit number one on Billboard's album charts, but this is its first Hot 100 top single.
Billboard's all-genre Hot 100 blends US streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data to rank the top hits.
Billboard's all-genre Hot 100 blends US streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data to rank the top hits.
BTS is the first all-South Korean group -- comprised of J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga and V -- to reign over the chart.
BTS is the first all-South Korean group -- comprised of J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga and V -- to reign over the chart.
South Korean soloist PSY reached number two for seven weeks in the fall of 2012 with his viral dance juggernaut "Gangnam Style."
South Korean soloist PSY reached number two for seven weeks in the fall of 2012 with his viral dance juggernaut "Gangnam Style."
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The first Asian artist to top the chart was Japanese-born crooner Kyu Sakamoto, whose "Sukiyaki" held the ranking for three weeks in June 1963.
The first Asian artist to top the chart was Japanese-born crooner Kyu Sakamoto, whose "Sukiyaki" held the ranking for three weeks in June 1963.
K-pop -- along with K-drama soap operas -- has been one of South Korea's most successful cultural exports.
K-pop -- along with K-drama soap operas -- has been one of South Korea's most successful cultural exports.
A key component of the "Korean Wave" that has swept Asia and beyond over the last two decades, the K-pop industry is estimated to be worth some $5 billion.
A key component of the "Korean Wave" that has swept Asia and beyond over the last two decades, the K-pop industry is estimated to be worth some $5 billion.
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