The first and longest record of a Korea singer...BTS tops U.S. Billboard for 3 weeks [Official]

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Boy group BTS's "SWIM" entered the "Top 5" for the third consecutive week on the U.S. Billboard's "Hot 100."

According to a chart preview article published on the official website of Billboard on the 14th, BTS's new song "SWIM" ranked 5th on the main song chart "Hot 100" (April 18). The song has been in the "Top 5" for three weeks since it reached the top of the chart on April 4, continuing its long-term success in the global music market.

"SWIM" topped the "Global 200," "Global (excluding the U.S.)" and "Digital Song Sales" charts for three consecutive weeks. According to U.S. entertainment industry data research firm Luminate, "SWIM" topped the "Global 200" (counting period: April 3-April 9) with 83.3 million streams and 44,000 download sales. The performances of the songs were also brilliant. "Body to Body" ranked 7th on "Global 200". In "Global (excluding the U.S.), a total of four songs, starting with "SWIM," the No. 1 player, "Body to Body" (4th), "2.0" (5th), and "Hooligan" (7th), were in the "Top 10" list, proving their even popularity throughout the album.

"ARIRANG" topped the main album chart "Billboard 200" for three consecutive weeks, setting the record for the first Korean singer and the longest-ever top performance. It is the first time since 2012 that a group album has topped the chart for three consecutive weeks. Earlier, "Arirang" ranked No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (April 4) with the group's best record of 641,000 album units since the introduction of the Billboard unit count in December 2014. In the first week of its release, pure album sales (real and digital purchases) were the highest among the group albums released in the past decade or so. The SEA unit (sales translating the number of streams) broke BTS's record for most weekly streaming.

BTS has been firmly on top of global audio and music streaming platform Spotify's latest weekly chart (aggregate period: April 3-April 9) for three weeks on the "Weekly Top Album" and "Weekly Top Song." In particular, "SWIM" maintained its No. 1 ranking for 24 consecutive days on "Daily Top Song Global" (March 20 to April 12), solidifying its global hit song presence.

Arirang's influence extends beyond the United States to Asia, Europe, and Oceania. In Japan's Oricon, it ranked second in the "Weekly Digital Album Ranking" and "Weekly Summing Album Ranking" (April 13th/counting period: March 30th to April 5th), respectively, and third in the "Weekly Album Ranking." The momentum in Europe is also hot. "SWIM" recaptured the top spot in the "Top 100 Albums" (April 10) on the official German music charts (Offizielle Deutsche Charts), and "Arirang" ranked fifth in the "Official Albums Top 100" (April 10 to April 16) in the U.K., succeeding in settling at the top of the list for the third week. The French Music Association (SNEP) "Top Album" (counting period: April 3-April 9) and Australia's ARIA "Top 50 Album" (April 13) are both ranked second, continuing their craze in the global music market.

BTS opened its "BTS WORLD TOUR "ARIRANG" at the main game of Goyang Stadium on the 9th and 11th and 12th, and met with 132,000 audiences for three days. It will continue to perform in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia through Japan on April 17-18. On June 12-13, he will visit the Busan Asiad Main Stadium for the first time in three years and eight months.

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