BTS top US album charts, making K-pop history and showing the growing global appeal of the genre
Boy band phenomenon with the good looks, floppy haircuts and perfect dance moves have a No 1 hit with Love Yourself: Tear
South Korean boy band phenomenon BTS have become the first K-pop group to rise to the top of the US album charts, a vivid illustration of the genre’s growing global appeal.
Known for their boyish good looks, floppy haircuts and meticulously choreographed dance moves, the septet have become one of South Korea’s best known and most lucrative musical exports.
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On Sunday, they passed a new milestone – becoming the first K-pop group to top the Billboard 200 music charts, which ranks albums via sales, downloads and streams.
Their new album Love Yourself: Tear toppled Beerpong and Bentleys by rising hip-hop star Post Malone, whose facial tattoos are the very antithesis of BTS’ wholesome, meticulously manicured image.
“It’s the first No 1 for the seven-member group, and the first K-pop album to lead the tally,” Billboard wrote in an online report detailing the latest chart ranking.