BTS Makes History as First All-South Korean Act to Top Billboard Hot 100 With Single 'Dynamite'

BTS broke a new record on Monday by becoming the first all-South Korean group to score a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

“Dynamite,” the group’s first fully English-language single off of their 2020 record “Map of the Soul: 7,” is what rocketed them to the top of the charts. Their next closest chart placement was their March single, “On,” which made it to No. 4, Billboard said. Back in 2012, Psy’s “Gangnam Style” came close, reaching the No. 2 position.

The music video for “Dynamite” has racked up over 45 million views since it debuted on YouTube Aug. 24. On Spotify, “Dynamite” has been streamed over 74 million times since it was released on Aug. 21 from Big Hit and Sony Music.

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In its first week, the song achieved 33.9 million streams in the U.S. and sold 300,000 units, according to Nielson Music data from Billboard. In terms of radio airplay, it got 11.6 million audience impressions in the week that ended on Aug. 30.

BTS also had a big night on Sunday, taking home Moon Person trophies in all four categories they were nominated in at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards — that’s Best Group, Best Pop, Best K-Pop, and Best Choreography. They also had a chance to perform “Dynamite” for the first time at the awards, albeit remotely from South Korea. Last year, they were the first to win in the VMAs then-newly-minted K-Pop category.

BTS is a South Korean boy band also known as the Bangtan Boys consisting of seven members including Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. They formed in 2010 and debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment. Since then, they have found massive success in the U.S., and are known as much for their elaborate choreography as they are for their catchy pop tunes.

Meanwhile, if you want to see what all the fuss is about, watch the video below:

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Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer on Friday at age 43, made a striking impression in both TV and on the big screen in his too-short time in the spotlight.
Nathaniel Ray, "Lincoln Heights" (2008-09)

Chadwick Boseman had popped in small TV roles in the early 2000s but he had his first major breakthrough role in this ABC Family drama as a member of the U.S. Army who belatedly learns he's the son of the series lead (Russell Hornsby).
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Graham McNair, "Persons Unknown" (2010)

He followed "Lincoln Heights" with a role on a short-lived NBC drama about a group of strangers who find themselves plunked into a ghost town.
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Jackie Robinson, "42" (2013)

Boseman landed his first lead role on the big screen in Brian Helgeland's biopic of Jackie Robinson, the first Black player to break into Major League Baseball. He starred opposite Harrison Ford, who played the Brooklyn Dodgers' general manager.
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Vontae Mack, "Draft Day" (2014)

Boseman switched sports for his next role, as top linebacker prospect from Ohio State who's considered a safe No. 1 pick for a Cleveland Browns GM played by Kevin Costner.

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James Brown, "Get on Up" (2014)

Boseman left the playing field but returned to the biopic genre for this next project, Tate Taylor's look at the rock legend James Brown.
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Jacob King, "Message From the King" (2016)

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Black Panther (2016-19)

After making an introduction in "Captain America: Civil War," Boseman helped create a cultural phenomenon with the success of 2018's standalone "Black Panther" as the prince of the fictional African nation of Wakanda who becomes a superhero beyond his isolated realm. The film grossed $1.3 billion worldwide.
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Thurgood Marshall, "Marshall" (2017)

Boseman returned to playing famous historic figures in Reginald Hudlin's courtroom drama -- which narrowed its look at Thurgood Marshall to an early case he tried as a lawyer for the NAACP, long before he ever imagined taking a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Andre Davis, "21 Bridges" (2019)

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Stormin' Norman, "Da 5 Bloods" (2020)

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Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer on Friday at age 43, made a striking impression in both TV and on the big screen in his too-short time in the spotlight.

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