It’s been 2 years since the famous Korean supergroup, “BTS” announced their group hiatus to give way to their solo albums, and their military enlistment. But it seems, the group has left its impact on the charts, active or not.
In an article published on September 10 in the United States, the band ranked No. 19 on the list of 25. They were named as one of the “greatest pop stars of the 21st century” by Billboard magazine.
Billboard says, “the septet that took K-pop to new global heights, and set the standard for high-level hitmaking and fan devotion”, and looked back at how they “crashed through every door of what it takes to be a successful pop act and expanded that with a scope never quite seen before”.
As a band, they have notched the No. 1 spot on Billboard 200 and Hot 100 six times with their songs, Dynamite, Savage Love (Remix), Life Goes On, Butter, Permission To Dance, and “My Universe” a collaboration with British Boyband, “Coldpay“.
Billboard also said, “The global sensations have amassed Beatles-sized success and have become the new blueprint for everything pop: When it comes to maintaining fan hysteria and consistent hitmaking, they are it. In the U.S. alone, the K-pop septet has notched six Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits and six Billboard 200 No. 1 albums. And as solo artists over the past few years, they’ve all individually created their lane, and grabbed historic accolades of their own along the way.
Billboard added, “You can’t be a great pop star without top-notch visuals. From music videos to merchandise, everything BTS is produced to the highest quality. Take for example their song “ON”: The music video alone is a spectacle of massive dance numbers and sprawling sets. The group took that same performance to The Tonight Show in Grand Central Station and inside a stadium for the 2020 MAMA Awards. Everything BTS does is BIG.
Songs like “Dynamite,” “Butter” and “My Universe” have been able to secure BTS five Grammy nominations. They were also invited to the stage at both the 2021 and 2022 Grammys, with highly anticipated performances that brought the awards some of their buzziest and best-received moments.
Individual accomplishments were also mentioned, such as Jimin and Jungkook each topping the Billboard Hot 100 with solo songs. “Like Crazy and Seven”. Meanwhile, Jimin’s solo song, from his 2nd album, “Muse”, the lead single “Who”, stays on the main songs chart at No.26th in its 11th week.
Other artists mentioned on the Billboard list were, Ariana Grande, Katy Pery, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Usher, Michael Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, and Britney Spears.
Congratulations, BTS!
