South Korean boy band BTS has become the first K-pop group to top the US Billboard 200 chart, with the debut of their new album, « Love Yourself: Tear. »
This marks the second time BTS has appeared in the Billboard Top Ten, the first being their previous album ‘Love Yourself: Her,’ which opened at No. 7 in 2017.
No other K-pop release has ever broken into the top 10, let alone the No. 1 spot.
Popular K-pop groups like BTS have long had devout fan bases in South Korea and across Asia, but only began breaking into the American market recently.
« Love Yourself: Tear » pushed Post Malone’s album « Beerbongs and Bentleys, » which had been No. 1 for three straight weeks, to No. 2. BTS also beat out artists like Cardi B, J. Cole, and Playboi Carti.
Some of the group’s members took to Twitter to thank fans.
« No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
