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BTS Makes History as ‘Life Goes On’ Becomes First Korean Song to Top Billboard Main Singles Chart

BTS Makes History as ‘Life Goes On’ Becomes First Korean Song to Top Billboard Main Singles Chart

WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop megastar BTS has achieved another milestone with its new song “Life Goes On,” becoming the first Korean song to land at No. 1 on the Billboard’s main singles chart. “‘Life Goes On’ officially debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Hot 100,” Billboard said in a Twitter post [...]

Catching Fire: How BTS Finally Vaulted into U.S. Radio Airwaves with ‘Dynamite’

Catching Fire: How BTS Finally Vaulted into U.S. Radio Airwaves with ‘Dynamite’

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super group BTS is no stranger when it comes to smashing album sales and breaking music streaming records. But against its colossal brand recognition, the one nagging caveat for BTS especially in the West had been its lack of ample presence on radio airwaves — a key index [...]

BTS Overtakes Justin Bieber’s Longest Dominance Record on Billboard’s Social 50 Chart

BTS Overtakes Justin Bieber’s Longest Dominance Record on Billboard’s Social 50 Chart

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS defeated Justin Bieber this week to become the longest-running artists atop Billboard’s Social 50 chart, the American pop magazine said Tuesday. “A long-standing record on Billboard’s Social 50 chart has been broken, as BTS spends its 164th week atop the list dated Feb. 8,” besting Justin [...]