BTS roars to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in US, becoming the first Korean pop act to debut at number one
The South's President Moon Jae-in congratulated the septet, calling their latest achievement "truly amazing".The milestone is "all the more meaningful" as the song was composed to comfort those affected by Covid-19 worldwide, he added.
Three of BTS' albums have hit number one on Billboard's album charts, but this is their first Hot 100 top single. Fans around the world were overjoyed by the news, with one saying in a tweet: "I'm so proud of our boys! They are finally reaping the harvest of their hard work and perseverance!" The first Asian artist to top the chart was Japanese-born crooner Kyu Sakamoto, whose "Sukiyaki" held the ranking for three weeks in June 1963.
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