Moon Jae-in president celebration of Billboard No. 1 bts

BTS Billboard Singles #1

BTS became the first Korean singer to reach the top of the U.S. Billboard singles chart. In May 2018, after topping the album chart "Billboard 200" for the first time by an Asian singer with his third full-length album "Love Yourself Before Tear," he topped the singles chart "Hot 100" with his new song "Dynamite" two years and three months ago, which is a milestone in K-pop history.

 

It is the first time in 57 years that an Asian singer has topped "Hot 100" since Japanese singer Kyu Sagamoto's "Skiyaki" in 1963, and in 2010, Far East Movement, an American electronic group composed of Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Filipino members, also topped the list with "Like A G6." The previous record for a Korean singer was 'Gangnam Style' by Psy, who ranked second for seven weeks in 2012.

 

Moon Jae-in president a congratulatory message.

Moon Jae-in Korean president the Billboard 'Hot 100' 9.1, the first Korean singer is bts the No. 1 spot for " a national crisis in Corona struggling to be a great comfort to our people." We sent their congratulations.

"I wrote a new history of K-pop," President Moon said in a social media message. "I've reached the top of the main album chart four times, and I've set a new record of dominating both charts."

"It's really great. "It's a great pleasure to raise K-pop's pride," he said. "It's even more meaningful to hear that 'Dynamite' is a song made with a message of comfort and hope for people around the world who are struggling with Corona 19."

Hot 100 is a chart that aggregates the most popular songs in the U.S. every week by combining streaming performance, music sales, and radio broadcasts, and BTS is the first Korean singer to rank first.