BTS's 'Dynamite' Becomes the Second Song in Oricon History to Reach This Impressive Number of Streams after a Japanese Track

BTS's "Dynamite" has become the second song in the history of the Oricon Chart to hit these remarkable cumulative streams after a Japanese track.

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BTS's "Dynamite" is the Second Song in Oricon History to Hit 500 Million Cumulative Streams Just after a Japanese Track

On Dec. 29, Oricon released its weekly Streaming Chart dated Jan. 3, 2022. The tracking period took place from Dec. 20 to 26. One of the songs that made the latest tally is BTS's global mega-hit song "Dynamite."

In the latest weekly rankings, "Dynamite" ranked No. 16 with 3.95 million streams accumulated during the said tracking period. With these additional streams, the English-language track has now attained 500 million cumulative streams.

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Since Oricon's Weekly Streaming Chart was launched in 2018, BTS's "Dynamite" is just the second work to hit half a billion views, following Yoasabi's "Yoru ni Kakeru." This makes the septet the first all-male artist, first idol group, and first foreign act to achieve this milestone.

"Dynamite" first appeared on the Japanese weekly streaming chart on Aug. 31, 2020, when it debuted at No. 3. It then climbed to No. 1 in its second week on the tally dated Sept. 7, 2020.

From its first entry on the Oricon chart to its latest appearance, BTS's "Dynamite" has been inside the Top 20 for 71 consecutive weeks, proving its constant popularity in Japan.

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In January this year, "Dynamite" surpassed 200 million streams on Oricon, becoming the first song by a foreign artist in the chart's history to obtain this feat.

The English hit went on to reach 300 million cumulative streams, making BTS the first foreign act to achieve this milestone. The septet is also the third artist to do so, following Official Hige Dandism (with "Pretender" [2019]) and Yoasabi (with "Yoruni Kakeru" [2019]).

What's more, BTS's "Dynamite" is the fastest song in Oricon history to exceed 300 million streams, doing so in only 36 weeks since its release.

Watch BTS's "Dynamite" music video here to celebrate the boy group's historic achievement!

BTS Members React to "Dynamite" Performance on TV Series "Emily in Paris"

On the Dec. 24 episode of the popular American comedy-drama TV series, Mindy (played by Ashley Park), performed BTS's English hit "Dynamite" at a club while wearing a half-suit shiny outfit.

On Dec. 25, BTS member RM shared an excerpt from the performance in "Emily in Paris" on his Instagram story and commented "wow" in all caps. The idol can also be heard giggling and singing along, and also exclaiming "ha!" at the end of the verse.

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Meanwhile, RM's bandmate V posted a clip of the same segment and captioned it with black and white heart emojis. He even tagged the "Emily in Paris" Instagram account.

As of writing, BTS V's post got 10.9 million views and 5.7 million likes. Just nine hours after posting, the post already gained seven million views and four million likes.

BTS members opened their personal Instagram accounts early this month as they started their break after their "Permission to Dance on Stage" concert in Los Angeles.

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Written by Mhaliya Scott