BTS’s “Run” Becomes First K-Pop Song To Feature On Iconic Seoul Billboard For COVID-19 Pandemic Support
Thanks to fans who take out billboard advertisements for birthday and anniversaries, the BTS members are no strangers to appearing on signage around Seoul. This billboard, however, is a little different. As of August 2020, the lyrics to BTS’s “Run” will be featured on a huge billboard attached to the Kyobo Building, courtesy of Kyobo […]
Once Again, BTS Practically Owns The Billboard World Albums Chart This Week
The Billboard World Albums chart is a weekly chart of the world’s best-selling albums in the United States, based on the total accumulated sales of the albums listed. Perhaps unsurprisingly, K-Pop often fills up a majority of the 15 spots on the list each week, and this week is no exception! Not only is K-Pop […]
Billboard’s New Chart Rules And How They Affect K-Pop
Billboard has announced new rules for its “Billboard 200” and “Hot 100” charts as part of an ongoing effort to ensure fair rankings that are “accurately reflecting consumer intent.” These changes are the latest in a series of rules that were instituted to rectify sales for the Billboard Charts, specifically regarding bundles. Billboard defines “bundles” as digitals sales that […]
Only 2 Albums On Billboard’s World Albums Chart This Week Aren’t By K-Pop Artists
Billboard has recently released their World Albums Chart for the week of June 27, and K-Pop fans are likely to rejoice at the results. While the chart usually has at least half of the listings as K-Pop albums, this week, all but 2 of the 15 albums on the chart are from K-Pop, which just […]
Two Of BTS’s Albums Are Set To A Huge Record On Billboard’s World Albums Chart
BTS is no stranger to Billboard‘s World Albums Chart. Every week, the popular K-Pop group generally takes up several spots on the list, despite some of the albums being a couple years old! For a long while now, they’ve had a couple of albums moving on and off of the list — which consists of the current top 15 […]
BTS Left Out Of Billboard’s 2021 GRAMMY Predictions — But Why?
Have BTS been snubbed? Some fans are feeling that way after seeing Billboard‘s 2021 GRAMMY predictions. On June 15, Billboard named their “Best Bets” for next year’s “Album of the Year”, “Record of the Year”, “Song of the Year”, and “Best New Artist”. The predictions were primarily based on the artists’ Billboard chart achievements, but despite BTS’s consistently high […]
10 K-Pop Artists’ Albums Placed On Billboard’s World Albums Chart This Week… One For The First Time Since Its Release In 2013
Billboard has released its World Albums Chart for the week of April 11, and 10 K-Pop artists’ albums have placed on it this time around! BTS, of course, still takes the #1 place with Map of the Soul: 7, for the sixth week in a row since its debut. Coming in at #2, for the […]
CARATs Trend #ApologizeToDino After What Billboard Korea Did to The SEVENTEEN Member
SEVENTEEN members recently showcased their visuals for Billboard Korea. However, many CARATs were unhappy because Dino’s photo was said to be severely edited to the point that a lot can’t even recognize him. Source: KPopStarz
BTS Charts 4th on Billboard Hot 100 with ‘ON’
BTS set a new record once again after ‘ON’, title track of their new album ‘Map of the Soul: 7’, ranked 4th on the Billboard Hot 100. Last year, the septet’s lead single and collaborative track ‘Boy With Luv’ with international singer Halsey took the 8th spot on the same chart. Source: KPopStarz
BTS’s Jungkook Becomes Youngest Korean Artist To Enter Billboard Hot 100 Chart
BTS Jungkook’s new solo track “My Time” from the MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 album has made its own record on the U.S. Billboard charts. It ranked at number 84 on the Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the Digital Song Sales chart. Billboard Hot 100: #84(new) My Time, @BTS_twt. — chart data (@chartdata) […]