A whopping 80,000 pounds of BTS goods were reportedly shipped.
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Korean Air Reveals Over 80,000 Pounds of BTS Goods Were Shipped Overseas in Just a Week
Back on June 29 KST, Korean media outlet EBN reported that Korean Air, one of the biggest and leading airlines in South Korea that offers the services of transportation and freight, revealed that in the second quarter of 2021, they had transported more cargo as compared to their usual peak season, which usually takes place by the end of the year.
Korean Air revealed that this year, between the months of April and May, more than 520 million pounds (260,000 tons) of products were transported by the airlines overseas. Out of the 520 million pounds, around 40 percent to 42 percent (around 220,000,000 pounds or 110,000 tons) of it were set to be transported to the United States.
According to an interview conducted with the port authorities, they revealed that they had just recently transported over 80,000 pounds (40 tons) worth of goods and albums that belonged solely to global superstars, BTS, were headed to the United States in the previous week. In addition, the port authority also revealed that most of the goods and CDs from BTS are transported to the United States.
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Upon learning that 80,000 pounds of goods and CDs were from BTS alone, netizens expressed their shock and admiration for the seven-member boy group on various social media platforms and communities. According to netizens, BTS' economic impact is huge in many ways, and that they are proud of the group's worldwide popularity.
"There aren't a lot of people who spread such positive influences. BTS is Korea's treasure," one netizen said.
Are you shocked by the amount of BTS goods and CDs being shipped overseas?
BTS Top Billboard Hot 100 in Their 5th Consecutive Week
BTS has achieved another record thanks to their recently released song "Butter"!
Back on June 28 local time, Billboard had announced that BTS' second all-English song, "Butter," had once again snagged the No.1 spot on their Hot 100 chart for their fifth consecutive week. Not only that but "Butter" had also taken the top spot of the best-selling songs of the week.
In the previous week, BTS had set a new record for the longest-running No.1 song by any Asian act when the group had remained at the top spot in their fourth consecutive week on Hot 100 in the previous week, with this week extending their No.1 record.
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According to Gary Trust of Billboard, there had only been one song by a group that had topped the Hot 100 chart for weeks after its debut - Maria Carey and Boyz II Men's song "One Sweet Day," that had spent its first 16 weeks straight at No.1 following its release. This makes BTS the second longest-running group at No.1 on Hot 100.
Billboard also shared that "Butter" had accumulated more than 12.4 million streams in the United States and 128,400 downloads in the week of June 24 - a 15 percent increase from the previous week. It also saw a six percent increase with 27.6 million radio airplay audience impressions in the week of June 27.
According to Billboard, "Butter" had also sold around 100,000 downloads in each of the first five weeks, making it the first song to do so since "Despacito" back in 2017.
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Additionally, out of the 1,125 songs that have topped Hot 100's history, "Butter" is the 196th song to spend at least five weeks at No.1 and the 11th out of 54 songs that made its debut at No.1 to spend its first five weeks at the top.
Congratulations BTS!
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Written by Robyn Joan
