Any individual who has social networks knows of the existence of Bts even if you have not heard their music, do not know a bit of South Korea, or know the name of any of its members.
And it is that the group has become the official face of K-pop, despite the success of other similar projects, because they are the first band that had a strong impact on the music market in North America where they have obtained very gringo awards such as the Video MTV Music Awards, the American Music Awards and Grammy nominations.
2021 was a golden year for the band, so much so that they reported a hiatus so that their members could have a few necessary weeks off.
Throughout these months they obtained hundreds of recognitions; achievements highlighted by the Guinness World Records organization on its website.
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Best-selling album in South Korea
In March 2021, BTS’s seventh studio album, Map of the Soul: 7, sold a staggering 4,440,818 copies in South Korea.
Most weeks on the US Hot 100 with a K-pop song
The band’s first English song, Dynamite, spent his 32nd week on Billboard’s Hot 100 all genres chart, and in 2021 he achieved the title for most weeks on the US Hot 100 for a K-pop track.
Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales Chart
In 2020, BTS released Dynamite, which overshadowed the success of Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber Slowly as the song with the most weeks at No. 1.
Most played act on Spotify (group)
In April 2021, BTS also picked up the record for the most streamed act on Spotify (group), previously achieved by British band Coldplay. At the time of the announcement, BTS’s music had been streamed 16.3 billion times on Spotify.
Most Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards won by a group
In March 2021, the South Korean powerhouse held the record for the most Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards won by a music group. During the event, the band scored a total of five victories.
Butter, the hit of BTS
A special mention goes to “Butter”, BTS’s most recent hit that single-handedly grabbed five albums just after the first few hours of its release.
The record titles beaten by “Butter” are as follows:
- Most-streamed track on Spotify in first 24 hours (11,042,335 streams on release day)
- Most viewers for the premiere of a music video on YouTube (3,900,000 views)
- Most viewers for the premiere of a video on YouTube (3,900,000 visits)
- Most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours by a K-pop group: It was viewed 108,200,000 times, erasing the previous figure (101,100,000) achieved with their 2020 pop-album single “Dynamite.”
- Most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours (108,200,000 views)
It is time to dream of a BTS tour of Latin America and especially a show in Colombia.
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BTS in 2021: all Guinness Records obtained by the K-pop band