BTS breaks another chart record, receives YouTube Diamond award
SEOUL: BTS has broken yet another record after holding the No. 1 stop for the 57th consecutive week on Billboard’s Social 50 Chart.
The previous record was held by Justin Bieber, who stayed on the chart for 56 consecutive weeks. BTS has been at the top of the chart since July 29 of last year.
The group’s third album “Love Yourself: Tear” is ranked 77th on the Billboard 200 chart. The album entered the 200 chart at No. 1 in May and has remained on the chart for 12 weeks. The album is also ranked No. 1 on the World Album chart, 3rd on the Independent Album chart and 20th on the Top Album Sales chart. Their “Love Yourself: Her”, which was released last September, is ranked 163rd on the Billboard 200.
BTS is set to release a repackaged album titled “Love Yourself: Answer” on Aug. 24.
Meanwhile, BTS was awarded with the Diamond Play Button trophy by YouTube recently for having reached over 10 million subscribers on their official YouTube account.
BTS is the second K-Pop act to achieve this award, preceded by PSY who was awarded in May 2017. Following the honour, BTS posted a thank you note to all the ARMYs who helped them achieve this significant mark on their BANGTANTV account. “Everyone~!! BANGTANTV received YouTube’s Diamond Play Button for achieving more than 10 million subscribers. Thank you so much.” — BTS RM and Jin soon posted a series of images of themselves holding the trophy for all the fans to see. “YouTube Diamond!!!” — BTS BANGTANTV is the channel where BTS uploads many of their personal videos for fans, their behind the scenes, dance practices, and much more.