Both RM and BTS’ songs land on Billboard Hot 200

연합뉴스 / 2023-01-05 09:33:23
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▲ This photo, provided by Big Hit Music, shows the members of BTS. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 

  

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

 

 

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) – The songs of the South Korean mega-hit boy group BTS and their leader Kim Nam-jun (RM) are sitting side by side on Billboard Hot 200, both continuing their hot streak.

Kim Nam-jun, the multi-faceted leader of the K-pop mega band BTS, has ranked No.39 on the “Billboard Hot 200” with “Indigo,” the title track off his first single album, three steps behind his last week’s record, No. 36. His album has been doing big numbers on the Billboard chart, parked at No.1 on the “World Album” chart and No.2 on the “Top Album Sales” as well as “Top Current Album” charts.

Sitting alongside their leader, BTS will also be spending 29 consecutive weeks at the “Billboard Hot 200” with their anthology album “Proof” entering the chart as No.102, 12 steps behind their last week’s record.

The mega-hit group’s album “Proof” also sat at No. 2 on the “World Album” chart, No. 27 on the “Top Current Album,” and No. 68 on the “Top Album Sales” chart.

Jung-kook, the youngest member of BTS, also had his name sitting on the chart - his song “Dreamers,” the official soundtrack of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, parked at No. 5 on the “World Digital Song Sales” chart, No. 66 for the “Global” chart (excluding the U.S.), and No.120 for the “Global 200” chart.

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

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