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Jungkook of BTS amassed 500 million streams on Spotify with “Left ＆ Right,” a collaboration with American singer and songwriter Charlie Puth.

 

He achieved the feat in record time for a K-pop solo artist and has been breaking records with the song on the platform, reaching milestones in the shortest time in K-pop history: 100 million streams in 24 days, 200 million in 61 days , 300 million in 104 days and 400 million in 159 days.

 

The single was released in June and debuted on Spotify's Global Daily Top Songs chart at No. 3. It hit Billboard's Hot 100 at No. 22, the second-highest spot for a K-pop solo act at the time, only after Psy's “ Gentleman” from 2013. It stayed on the chart for 17 weeks in a row, a record for a K-pop musician.

 

 

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BTS member Kim Taehyung, aka V, adds another record to his list of milestones before his debut album release.

 

Taehyung's OST "Christmas Tree" for the 2021 K-drama series "Our Beloved Summer" has surpassed "Stay With Me" to become the 2nd most-streamed Korean OST on Spotify. With this, Taehyung now occupies the Top 2 most-streamed Korean OSTs on Spotify. His other OST, "Sweet Night," became the most-streamed Korean OST on the platform, two years ago.

 

 

 

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Taehyung's K-drama soundtracks highlight his soulful vocals and have garnered much love from fans, critics and drama lovers.

 

He has been dubbed the 'OST King' for the numerous records he has achieved with his songs. Some of his notable achievements are:

"Christmas Tree" became the first Korean OST to enter Billboard's HOT 100 chart.

 

 

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"Christmas Tree" was the first Korean solo song to debut #1 on Billboard's US Digital Song Sales chart.

 

 

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"Sweet Night" is the most-streamed Korean OST in Spotify history.

 

 

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Taehyung held the record of "most streamed Korean OST" for three consecutive years.

 

 

 

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The anticipation for Taehyung's debut album is high, and he is expected to smash more records and firmly establish himself as a successful solo artist in the music industry in the near future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"The Astronaut" by Jin is his debut solo single that became a major success, setting and breaking many records around the world. In Korea, Jin was named the only "complete male soloist" among the releases in 2022 (by the Secretary General of KMCA) due to demonstrating equally great physical sales and general public interest on digital platforms. 

The most important chart for any artist is the Billboard Hot 100, and Jin holds the record for the highest solo debut there, as well as the highest first appearance in K-pop history.

 

 

 

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Besides that, Jin has the biggest debut sales by a K-pop soloist on the Global Billboard 200 in history - 62k. He made it into the Top 5 of Digital Sales Debut Weeks in the US in 2022 among all artists in the world. "The Astronaut" was charting on the Billboard Worldwide Digital Songs Sales chart for 7 weeks. Jin is also the highest-peaking K-pop soloist on the Billboard Hot 100 in Japan this decade (#4) and the first foreign artist to top the Oricon Sales chart in the past 11 years (and received the RIA certificate). He became the first soloist to get a gold '1,000,000 copies sold' certificate for a single album on Circle (Gaon).

 

 

 

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Jin keeps setting new records daily, even months after the release of his single. "The Astronaut" has been charting on Hungary's Singles Chart for 10 weeks (and still counting)! After BTS' "Butter," Jin is the second longest-charting Asian artist at the No. 1 spot. Jin was #1 for 7 weeks straight! The chart is respected for its authority in the whole world and demonstrates Jin's popularity around the globe.

 

All of Jin's solo songs have entered Hungary's Singles Chart as well. Moreover, back in 2020, Jin's song "Moon" became the only solo song from the album to chart there. "Moon" even ranked 71st in Hungary's 2020 Single Top 100 year-end sales chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Suga, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, will go on a world tour in six different countries starting in April, according to Big Hit Music on Wednesday.

 

The first concert will kick off at Belmont Park in the US on April, 26 followed by other cities in the US including Newark, Rosemont, Los Angeles and Oakland.

 

Then, Suga will be moving on to the Asian leg of the tour starting with a gig in Indonesia on May 26 followed by those in Thailand, Singapore, South Korea and Japan.

 

The dates for his Japan concerts are yet to be announced.

 

This is Suga's first tour as a solo artist since his debut in August 2016 with his first album “Agust D.”

 

Suga has since unveiled his second mixtape, “D-2,” in 2020 and has worked with other Korean artists, including K-pop diva IU and veteran ballad singer Lee So-ra, as well as American singer-songwriter Halsey.

 

Most recently, Suga's collaboration with Psy for "That That," the lead track on the "Gangnam Style" singer's ninth full-length album, has made it onto many local and foreign music charts, including Billboard’s main singles chart.

 

Suga is also expected to release a solo album in time for his world tour.

 

The world tour will likely to be his last work before he starts his mandatory military service. His latest concert was the “BTS Yet To Come In Busan” concert held last October. 

 

 

 

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Suga runs his own talk show, “Suchwita,” on YouTube and Weverse in which he invites his celebrities over for a drink and conversations about all things music and more.

 

Suga is the first from BTS to go on a world tour.

 

J-hope, who launched the solo album “Jack in the Box” last July, had taken the stage at the music festival Lollapalooza in Chicago as a headliner.

 

RM held a small concert with around 200 fans in Seoul after releasing his solo album “Indigo” last December.

 

Jin went on stage at Coldplay’s concert in Argentina last October as a guest to perform his song “The Astronaut.”

 

Jungkook sang “Dreamers,” the original soundtrack for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, at the Qatar opening ceremony last November.

 

 

 

 

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'J-hope In The Box' a documentary on J-Hope's first solo promotion, was released on February 17.

 

In this exclusive film, J-Hope took fans with him on his journey in promoting solo for the first time away from BTS group activities and also showed fans a little bit of himself when he is off the stage.

 

 

 

In one part of the film, J-Hope is seen visiting his parent's home and tells fans, "There is a stone I want to show you," and brings them to the backyard. There, he shows fans a large stone with the engraving "Hope World."

 

J-Hope revealed that the stone actually belongs to his father, and he engraved those words, showing his love for his son.

 

Meanwhile, BTS' J-hope has revealed a behind-the-scenes look at his 'All New Hope' photoshoot too for BTS' special 8-photo-folio pictorial project 'My, Myself, &'.

 

 

 

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BTS' Jungkook achieves yet another impressive record as he becomes the fastest K-Pop soloist to reach 500M streams on Spotify with “Left and Right,” Charlie Puth's smash hit song featuring Jungkook.

 

 

 

 

 

“Left and Right” became the fastest song by a K-Pop Soloist to reach 500M streams on Spotify in only 232 days surpassing Lisa's “Money” (309 days).

 

The song continues to show immense global success as it keeps on making and breaking new records and maintaining its stability on global charts. Billboard called it one of the biggest collaborations of 2022 due to its huge global success.

 

 

 

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BTS' SUGA has dropped his first teasers for his 'Me, Myself, &' photo-folio.

 

Titled 'Wholly or Whole me', SUGA's photo-folio is teasing a concept surrounding a get-away in the desert.

 

'Wholly or Whole Me' is his release for BTS' special 8-photo-folio pictorial project 'My, Myself, &'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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J-Hope celebrated his 29th birthday on February 18. The members wished him a happy birthday in various ways.

 

Jin returned to Instagram to comment on J-Hope's latest post.

 

 

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Suga prepared a birthday cake and commented on J-Hope's live broadcast.

 

 

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Jimin not only commented but visited J-Hope during the live broadcast.

 

 

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RM posted a video he captured of a birthday bus in honor of J-Hope.

 

 

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V, he replied to Jin’s comment and he uploaded a photo through his Instagram story, greeting fellow member J-Hope on his birthday. the photo, which showed Jungkook and Jimin doing a stunt while J-Hope watches them to revive memories.

 

 

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BTS has managed to receive five of the awards from “12th Circle Chart Music Awards” becoming the group to have been awarded with most prizes.

 

BTS was announced as the award winner of “Artist of the Year,” “Retail Album of the Year,” “Social Hot Star of the Year,” and more throughout the “12th Circle Chart Music Awards” held in KSPO dome in Olympic Park located in Seoul on February 18, 2023.

 

“12th Circle Chart Music Awards” is hosted by Circle Chart, held collaboratively by SpoTV and Korea Music Content Association renewed Circle Chart Music Awards formerly known as the Gaon Chart Music Awards. Award winners are selected carefully after combining data regarding physical albums being sold with data provided by Circle Chart.

 

K-pop superstar BTS’ anthology album “Proof” and the title track “Yet To Come” were loved throughout globally in 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

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BTS sunshine J-Hope gave hand-waving for cameras before departing for New York, at Incheon International Airport. he responded to the cheers from fans in various poses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BTS' Suga has revealed the concept film for his photo-folio.

 

As seen previously, time alone in the desert is the theme for Suga's personal photo-folio.

 

Titled 'Wholly or Whole me,’ the concept film for his 'Me, Myself, &' series features Suga expressing his solitude, "away from life, away [from] my self [and] one's eyes."

 

 

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BTS's Jungkook has added another record to his list of achievements before his debut album release.

 

He has made numerous records for the Asian and K-Pop soloists in history on Spotify since the release of his songs (Stay Alive, Left And Right, Dreamers) under his own name.

 

JungKook has surpassed 900 Million streams on his profile on Spotify across all credits, becoming the fastest Korean Act to do so in just 372 days.

 

 

 

Jungkook achieved the milestone without any album and just three songs (Stay Alive, Left And Right, Dreamers) under his Spotify account, showing off his strong music popularity.

 

 

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BTS' SUGA is the final member to unveil his special photo folio. SUGA is preparing to release a special photo album for fans and teased his photo folio 'Wholly or Whole Me' with two preview photos. In the preview photo, SUGA is seen alone in nature.

 

According to the concept film released previously, the photo folio is expected to release on March 9, which is SUGA's birthday.

 

 

 

 

 

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Dancer Jimin is back to show why he is known as one of the best dancers in K-pop, and ARMY are pleased to see their favorite idol do what he loves the most.

 

 

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On the 4th of February, Jimin surprised fans with the first of his #JiminsDanceTime videos titled 'Jimin's irreplaceable dance line.' In the video, he danced to the HYYH Medley of the BTS songs "I need U," "Run," "Dope," and "Fire." Dressed in full Marni x Carhartt with Nike Air force 1 shoes, he executed every move perfectly, flexing his Main Dancer status, along with gorgeous no-makeup visuals, all highlighted by the soft glow of the sunset in the background which was shared on BTS' official Instagram and TikTok accounts. They praised Jimin as the dancer who is able to express himself and music through his moves and facial expressions, mentioning that he is indeed the best dancer in the industry.

 

 

 

 

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Big Hit Music released an additional poster for Suga's first solo tour. on the poster, Suga and his other stage name 'Agust D' are written side by side. Suga will tour five cities in the US, starting with a performance in Belmont Park, USA on April, 26 to 27. he will continue to perform in six countries including Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Seoul and Japan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lego announced it will roll out a block set featuring K-pop boy group BTS, which will go on sale March 1. It will also be available at the BTS pop-up stores later in the month.

 

The set, featuring the seven members of the boy band and the places shown in the music video of their smash hit "Dynamite," will be available at Lego's online and offline stores. Fans can also purchase the toy at specially BTS-themed pop-up stores, scheduled to open at the Hyundai Department Store in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, on March 6 and the Hyundai Seoul in Yeouido, on March 7.

 

The set will cost 149,900 won ($115) in Korea.

 

 

 

 

"The new set embodies the band's creative forms of expression and includes the vibrant donut shop, ice cream truck and record store. Each building is fully detachable from the set, allowing for individual play and display experiences," the toy company said on its website.

 

The BTS Dynamite set was designed by Lego fans. "This Lego Ideas set was the brainchild of Lego fans and friends ― Josh, 20, from Indiana, and Jacob, 21, from New York. Combining their love of BTS and their passion for Lego building, they worked together to bring the set to life," according to Lego.

 

About the new Lego set, the Wall Street Journal wrote, "It will put the K-pop sensation's historically strong influence and marketability to the test."

 

 

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BTS' Save Me music video went on to clear 700 million views on YouTube. This is officially the group’s 11th music video to have achieved this number of views.

 

The track was released in 2016 as a part of their album by the name of The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever. The Japanese version of the song came out a couple of months later as part of their album Youth.

 

"Save Me" reached the mark after "DOPE," "Fire," "Blood, Sweat & Tears," "Fake Love," "IDOL," "Mic Drop," "DNA," "Boy With Luv," "Dynamite" and "Butter."

 

"Save Me" is a song that combines elements of tropical house and future bass, and stands out with BTS's emotional vocals and refreshing sound. It is characterized by lyrical melodies and lyrics that represent the feelings of youth as they are.

 

The music video doubles the song's lyrical vibes by capturing the image of BTS members singing in the wind against the backdrop of low lying clouds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jimin of K-pop superstar BTS will drop his first official album as a solo artist next month. The full promotion schedule for his debut solo album “Face” of what fans can expect next.

 

The dancer-vocalist said on social media Wednesday the album, titled "Face," will come out March 24.

 

 

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Jimin is the next BTS member to release a solo project, and Big Hit Music previously stated, 'Face' is all about Jimin facing himself head-on as he gets ready for his next step as a solo artist."

 

Debuting in 2013 as a member of the septet, Jimin has shown his unique colors through his solo songs "Lie," "Serendipity" and "With You" with the last one on the original soundtrack for the popular tvN drama "Our Blues."

 

Most recently, he collaborated with BIGBANG vocalist Taeyang on "Vibe." 

 

 

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BTS' RM has dropped the music video for "Closer". 

 

The movie video features romantic scenes from the 2022 romantic mystery film 'Decision to Leave' starring A-list actors Tang Wei and Park Hae Il.

 

"Closer" is RM's collaboration with Paul Blanco and Mahalia, and it was released as a theme song for the movie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BTS' Jimin has revealed his track list for 'Face' features the songs "Face-off", "Interlude: Dive", title song "Like Crazy", "Alone", pre-release track "Set Me Free Pt. 2" , and the English version of "Like Crazy". 

 

Jimin also dropped a behind-the-scenes video of how he created his first solo album, 'Face.' 

 

In the video, Jimin is seen in the studio with producers and recording the melody to the tracks while having fun.

 

Jimin's 1st solo album 'Face' is set to drop on March 24, KST.

 

 

 

 

 

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K-pop giant BTS ranked second on the 2022 chart for top global artists released Thursday by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide.

 

It marks the Korean group's third consecutive year in the top three on the Global Artist Chart following back-to-back wins in 2020 and 2021.

 

The septet first put its name on the list at No. 2 in 2018 and ranked seventh the following year. It topped the chart for two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021.

 

"BTS became the first act from a non-English-speaking country to rank in the top 10 of the Global Artist Chart for five consecutive years and was the highest-charted Korean act during the period, which proves its status as a '21st century pop icon'," the group's agency, Big Hit Music, said.

 

 

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"Moon" was Jin's 4th solo song to be released on music platforms. The entire concept, lyrics, and melody were done by Jin himself too. It was included in the MOTS:7 album by BTS back in 2020.

 

 

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The song became very successful locally and around the globe. The list of its achievements is quite long. One of the most memorable ones was when Rolling Stone named it the 5th best boyband song in history. Also, Vox magazine stated that it's the song most deserving to be #1 on Billboard's Hot100 among BTS's newer releases. Overall, "Moon" was mentioned as the 7th best song of 2020 according to Rolling Stone.

 

 

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It also remains the longest-charting BTS solo song on MelOn and Genie. It has over 2M unique listeners on MelOn. Fans have been celebrating the third anniversary of the iconic song for the whole day. Multiple hashtags have been trending Worldwide, in South Korea, the USA, and other countries. There are many congratulating LED advertisements in Korea and Japan as well.

 

 

 

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French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton announced, "J-Hope for Louis Vuitton. the Maison is pleased to announce that the world-renowned rapper-singer-songwriter, and music producer will be joining as new House Ambassador." "he is beloved by fans across the world for his upbeat energy, precise choreography and creative musical direction. with a positive on-and-off-stage presence, J-Hope continues to push artistic boundaries and inspire international audiences.” Vuitton said in a statement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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K-pop Superstar BTS’ anthology album “Proof” has successfully guarded its place within the “Billboard 200” for the 36 consecutive weeks.

 

According to the latest chart released by Billboard on February 22, “Proof” was ranked 151st which is 64 steps lower than its previous ranking.

 

 

 

 

 

Moreover, BTS’ fourth full length album which was released in February of 2020, was ranked 6th within the “World Album” chart and it managed to re-penetrate the “Top Album Sales Chart” as 77th on the list.

 

BTS’ leader RM’s first solo album “Indigo” was ranked 9thh in “World Album chart,” 29th on “Top Current Album chart,” and 53rd on the “Top album Sales chart.”

 

Within the “Global Chart” which excludes tracks released in United States, South Korean singer Taeyang from Bigbang’s collaborative track with BTS’ Jimin, “VIBE” has charted at 115th within the list.

 

Moreover, Jungkook’s “Dreamers” was placed 167th on the list, where as the collaborative track between Charlie Puth and Jungkook’s “Left and Right” was ranked 191st on the list.