BTS spends 31 weeks on Billboard Hot 200 along with NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM, and BLACKPINK

연합뉴스 / 2023-01-19 13:53:00

▲ This photo, provided by Big Hit Music, shows the members of BTS. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

▲ This photo, provided by ADOR, shows the members of NewJeans. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) – K-pop sensation boy group BTS has been spending 31 consecutive weeks on the “Billboard Hot 200” with the group’s first anthology album “Proof.” Billboard announced Wednesday that “Proof” entered this week’s chart as No.120, 33 steps behind its previous record.

Meanwhile, the tracks the members had each dropped individually were spotted in different Billboard charts: RM’s first solo debut studio album “Indigo” was spotted at No.125 on the “Billboard Hot 200”; Jung Kook’s “Dreamers,” a part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup official soundtrack, stayed on this week’s “Billboard Global 200” chart as No.155, No.90 on the “Billboard Global Excl. U.S.,” and No.13 on the “World Digital Song Sales.”

Several South Korean girl groups were also claiming spots on the “Billboard Global 200”: NewJeans’ smash hit track “Ditto,” which first entered the “Billboard Hot 100” as No.96, landed on the Global 200 as No.135, along with “OMG” climbing to No.10, 20 steps up compared to last week’ record. It also marked the 23rd week for the rookie group’s debut song “Hype Boy” to stay at the chart, this week as No.56. Another debut track “Attention” was spotted at No.135.

ANTIFRAGILE,” the title track of LE SSERAFIM’s 2nd EP, ranked No.55 on the “Billboard Global 200” and No.31 on the “Billboard GLobal Excl. U.S.”

South Korean mega-hit girl group BLACKPINK also spent another week on the Billboard charts, with the title track of the group’s 2nd studio album “Shut Down” hitting No.93 on the Global 200, along with “Pink Venom” scoring No.112.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Ha eun Lee)

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