BTS RM makes an impressive achievement on Spotify as his solo album just hit 376 million streams on the platform!
Read on to know which album hit the mark.
BTS RM's 'Mono.' Hits 376 Million Streams on Spotify
As of February 11, BTS RM's album "Mono.," released in October 2018, surpassed 376 million streams on Spotify, the world's largest music platform.
RM's album "Mono.," released as a free music source in the form of a mixtape, contains the various emotions that RM has felt and thought as a leader of BTS and an ordinary young man, Kim Nam-Joon.
It consists of seven tracks, including "Tokyo," "Seoul (prod. HONNE)," "Moonchild," "Badbye (with Lee Ion)," "mismatch," "With NELL," and "Forever Rain."
Moreover, "Mono." has topped iTunes in 122 countries (regions) so far, and RM is the first Asian artist to achieve this, standing shoulder to shoulder with Drake, Coldplay, Ariana Grande, and Eminem.
On the other hand, RM is a Korean singer with the second largest number of Spotify followers after J-Hope (8.92 million), with 8.4 million Spotify followers as of February 10.
BTS' 'Dope' MV hits 700 million views
The music video for "Dope" by BTS recorded 700 million cumulative views.
Big Hit Music, BTS' management agency, announced last February 10 that BTS' "Dope" music video surpassed 700 million views on YouTube around 4:37 PM on February 9. This is BTS' ninth 700 million view music video in their career.
"Dope" is a song included in the mini-album "The Most Beautiful Flower Part 1" released last April 2015, and the music video was released in June of the same year. It is an electronic hip-hop song that features the autobiographical story of the members devoted to creating music day and night.
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The music video has intense colors where viewers can see the different aspects of BTS who have transformed into different professions. Aside from that, the intense performance and sophisticated choreography that is the trademark of BTS can be witnessed.
"Dope" became a hot topic in October 2016, when it surpassed 100 million views for the first time as a BTS music video.
As of February 11, a total of 35 BTS music videos have recorded more than 100 million views.
BTS' 'MAP OF THE SOUL: 7' Enters Billboard 200 Chart after 2 Years
BTS successfully re-entered the Billboard 200 with the hit album "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7," demonstrating their popular presence even after two years had passed.
According to the latest chart updated by Billboard last February 8, "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7" ranked 184th on the Billboard 200 chart.Previously, "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7" ranked 195th on the Billboard 200 chart on January 29, 2022, and succeeded in chart-in for the 94th week of the Billboard 200.
As a result, "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7" achieved a record on the Billboard 200 chart for the 95th week since its release.
BTS Nominated at the 2022 Korean Music Awards
The Korean Music Awards revealed its nominees for this year's awards ceremony. BTS gets three nominations for the event, namely, "Artist of the Year," "Song of the Year," and "Best K-Pop Song" with their hit summer song "Butter."
The awards event will be held on March 1 at 6 PM (KST) through Korean Music Awards' YouTube channel; there are no updates if the septet will appear at the awards ceremony yet.
However, the members will end their long vacation in March and resume their activities with an offline concert in Seoul.
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