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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
BTS album makes history for k-Pop
ASAM NEWS
FRESH OFF its sizzling performance at the Billboard Music Awards less than 10 days ago, BTS has become the first kPop group to top the U.S. album charts.
The latest rankings released just Sunday (May 27) shows the group’s "Love Yourself: Tear" ranked No. 1 based on sales of 135,000 albums in its debut week, reports Time.
Sung mostly in Korean, "Love Yourself: Tear" is also the first foreign language album to top the charts in 12 years.
The accomplishment was even noticed by South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in who tweeted his congratulations.
BTS is no stranger to the Billboard charts.
It’s previous album, "Love Yourself: Her" debuted at No. 7 last year, according to EW.
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Labels:
Billboard,
BTS,
K-Pop,
Korean boy band
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