Korea's First Billboard No.1 Single BTS "Thanks Again... All Thanks to Fans"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] BTS, the first Korean singer to top the US Billboard main singles chart, expressed their gratitude by saying, "It's all thanks to the fans."

On the 1st, BTS posted on social media, "It's so overwhelming, but the Billboard No. 1 is something you all achieved, and you should be the ones celebrating. We hope you feel as good as this achievement makes us feel," adding, "Thank you, thank you." They continued, "Thank you, thank you again. I don't know what to write. I keep tearing up."

They also said, "Congratulations to the members on Billboard No. 1. We are happy because of you," and expressed their gratitude to fans, saying, "ARMY (BTS fans), thank you and love you more than anyone. ARMY should also be congratulated."

BTS's new English single "Dynamite" topped the latest Billboard main singles chart "Hot 100" released on the 1st. BTS is the first Korean artist to reach the top of this chart. In 2012, Psy's "Gangnam Style" held the No. 2 spot for seven consecutive weeks but never reached No. 1.

The Hot 100 chart ranks the most popular songs in the US each week by combining streaming performance, digital sales, and radio airplay. According to Billboard, "Dynamite," released on the 21st of last month, recorded 33.9 million streams, 300,000 digital sales, and 11.6 million radio airplays in its first week.

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