BTS, a South Korean K-pop band, broke a record with their album before it even went on sale. The band is considered a global music phenomenon.
- With their current album “Map of the Soul: 7” , the worldwide successful K-pop band BTS breaks a record even before it is released.
- The record was sold more than four million times before it was launched.
- The Korean boy group is considered a global music phenomenon and has already filled stadiums in London, Los Angeles and Paris.
Seoul - The world-famous and successful K-pop band BTS has already broken a record in South Korea's music industry with its new album. The album of the seven young musicians entitled "Map of the Soul: 7" celebrated its worldwide release on Friday at 6:00 p.m. (local time) in Seoul and had previously broken the record of South Korea's most pre-ordered album .
BTS breaks a record even before the album's launch - four million pre-orders
The record was sold more than four million times before the official launch. The song “On” alone was clicked on the YouTube video platform around half a million times within the first 30 minutes after its release. Fans posted videos of themselves crying for joy. "I cried while listening to the songs without even understanding the lyrics. How do I get it done when the translations come out? ”Wrote a fan in the short message service Twitter. The band also has a huge fan base in the US and UK . On the occasion of their current album release, the seven musicians from BTS were also guests on the "Today Show" on Friday.
[# 오늘 의 방탄] #BTS on TODAY SHOW! @ TODAYshow # BTSwithTODAYSHOW # BTS # 방탄 소년단 # MAP_OF_THE_SOUL_7 pic.twitter.com/aykHj3XbTd
- BTS_official (@bts_bighit) February 21, 2020According to the musicians, the title of the new album is an allusion to the number of band members and also to the seven years spent together since their debut. The song "On" was like a "diary of our last seven years ," the musician RM told Apple Music before the release. "We stumble every now and then and fall, but we kept getting up." His band had managed to "expand the musical spectrum," added RM. “In 2013 we performed in front of 300 or 500 people . But now we're doing real stadium tours , everything is bigger and even more amazing. "
BTS is considered a global music phenomenon - their album should be successful
BTS is considered a global music phenomenon . The interpreters, known for their meticulously rehearsed dance choreographies, are South Korea's best known and most successful music export . Although the band mainly sings in Korean, it has fans worldwide. BTS was the first K-pop group to hit music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom, and the musicians performed in front of a sold-out audience in Los Angeles, Chicago, Paris, and London . The abbreviation BTS stands for "Bangtan Sonyeondan", which means something like "bulletproof scouts".
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