BTS Sets New Weekly Streaming Record on Japan's Oricon with 'Butter'

Group BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan). (Photo by BigHit Music)

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dong-hyun] The group BTS's new song "Butter" has also taken the Japanese music market by storm.

According to Japan's Oricon on the 2nd, BTS's new digital single "Butter," released on May 21, ranked number one on the latest Oricon chart (June 7 issue, tracking period May 24?30) in the "Weekly Streaming Ranking."

"Butter" recorded 31,130,352 weekly streams from May 24 to 30, the chart tracking period, maintaining the top spot for two consecutive weeks. The 31.13 million weekly streams is the highest record ever in Oricon history, nearly double the previous record in this category.

BTS also topped the "Weekly Streaming Ranking" on the May 31 issue with 16.6 million streams, which is the highest record for "first-week weekly streams." BTS had previously topped the "Weekly Streaming Ranking" with their digital single "Dynamite" and the Japanese original song "Film out," released in April. BTS made new history at Oricon as the only artist to exceed 10 million weekly streams with three or more songs.

Meanwhile, BTS achieved their fourth number one on the US Billboard main singles chart "Hot 100" (June 5 issue) with "Butter."

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