What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad, right back here on Clevver Music and will BTS ever get used to making
history?
Honestly probably not, but they did it again!
The boys of BTS have broken so many records at this point, it’s getting hard to keep
track, but don’t worry, we’ve got that covered for you.
Whether they’re smashing YouTube view records, spending weeks near the top of the charts,
or garnering over 45 million tweets in 24 hours, these guys have pretty much done it
all.
And their most recent achievement is, yet again, more impressive than their last.
It’s no secret that their new song Dynamite has been a total hit.
It had over a quarter-million first-week sales, it made history as the biggest YouTube debut
of all time, and it had around 40 million first-week Spotify streams.
And they somehow make it look EASY.
But this new history making achievement puts the boys of BTS in a new elite level of music
stardom.
Their song Dynamite just debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart becoming
their first ever number one hit!
BTS landing that coveted number one spot has been a long time coming with their songs “On,”
"Boy With Luv," and "Fake Love” all making the top 10.
But finally hitting number one puts them at a whole new level alongside stars like Adele,
Ed Sheeran, Drake, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and so many more icons.
This new Billboard Hot 100 #1 just further cements their status as one of the biggest
groups in the world - BTS are as big as it gets!
And they didn’t just reach number one, with this achievement BTS made history as the first
all-South Korean group to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
And seriously you guys, topping the charts is no small feat.
Even some of the most well known K-Pop songs that have broken other records still didn’t
reach number one.
Like back in 2012, PSY’s now iconic song "Gangnam Style" only reached a Number 2 spot
on the Hot 100.
And this Twitter user also pointed out that quote, “Dynamite by BTS is the first song
by an asian act in 57 years to earn a #1 spot on Billboard Hot 100 since Japanese singer
Kyu Sakamoto in 1963 with a song "Sukiyaki".”
Additionally, BTS is now one of only 3 groups to DEBUT at number one, so they are joining
the likes of Aerosmith and the Jonas Brothers.
And while I wish I could say BTS’s number one hit is a surprise, I wouldn’t expect
anything different from the BTS ARMY’s involvement.
ARMY is one of the most loyal, dedicated fan bases in the world and they certainly know
how to show up for their favorite guys.
I mean, ARMY is a huge part of why BTS is able to break all these records!
And many of these ARMY members have been taking to Twitter to congratulate BTS on his huge
accomplishment.
Many of them also pointed out that they reached this milestone on none other than Jungkook’s
birthday!
What a great gift!
One excited fan wrote quote, “BTS IM SO PROUD OF YOU.
CONSTANTLY RAISING THE BAR AND DOING IT WITH CLASS AND EASE.
ENDING EVERYONE ELSE EVERYDAY.
HARD WORK ALWAYS PAYS OFF.
BTS SUPREMACY.
BTS LEGENDS.
FIRST #1 BY A KOREAN ACT IN HISTORY.”
Another fan added “Proud of them.
Historic, Iconic day for the boys & all Armys.
Now, a Grammy next.
Proud to be part of the train.”
And this person chimed in making it known that “Dynamite won’t be BTS’ only number
one on the hot 100 chart, I promise you THAT!”
And based on how the past few years have gone for BTS, that person is definitely onto something!
It wasn’t just fans that showed their love for BTS.
The Weeknd also shared his congrats on Twitter writing “really cool. this is so big for
asian artists.
huge congratulations to @bts_bighit”
And there’s nothing better than artists supporting other artists!
We love to see it.
If you want more on BTS and want to hear about their epic VMA performance, click right over
here for another Clevver Music video.
And feel free to leave some love down in the comments below for BTS for making history
yet again!
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!