BTS match their own record for the highest-charting song in U.K. history by a South Korean band.
... [+]This week on the U.K. singles chart, nobody was going to beat Olivia Rodrigo, as her latest track “Good 4 U” was simply unbeatable. The tune opened in second place last week, and
, giving her a second No. 1 on the list. BTS were hoping to hit a new peak position with their newest release, but instead they’ve returned to their loftiest showing yet.this week, matching the band’s previous high point. No. 3 continues to stand as the loftiest space any South Korean band has ever occupied, and it looks like the septet will have to try again if they want to beat their own best performance.
The South Korean superstars scored their first-ever top 10 hit in the U.K. last year when their English-language disco-tinged “Dynamite” opened in third place. The tune went on to become a serious smash in the nation, and it is easily their biggest win yet in the territory. At the time, it stood out as the highest-charting song by a South Korean group, and it still keeps that record...though now it’s a shared piece of history.