군백기 없다..방탄소년단 ‘봄날’ 6년 만 역주행, 83개 지역 깜짝 1위

군백기 없다..방탄소년단 ‘봄날’ 6년 만 역주행, 83개 지역 깜짝 1위 그룹 방탄소년단(BTS, RM 진 슈가 제이홉 지민 뷔 정국)의 ‘봄날’이 6년 만에 또 한번 글로벌 차트를 강타했다. 지난 13일 일본 오리콘 차트가 발표한 ‘데일리 디지털 싱글 랭킹'(12월 12일 자)에서 방탄소년단이 2017년 발매한 ‘WINGS 외전: YOU NEVER WALK ALONE’의 타이틀곡 ‘봄날’이 깜짝 1위에 올랐다. 이 차트의 순위권 밖에 자리했던 ‘봄날’이 순위가 급상승하며 1위로 직행한 것이다. 또한 ‘봄날’은 12일부터 14일 오전 8시까지 기준으로 미국, 일본, 독일, 영국, 프랑스 등을 비롯해 총 83개 국가/지역의 아이튠즈 ‘톱 송’ 차트 1위를 찍었다. 다수의 국가/지역 ‘톱 송’ 차트에서 연말을 맞아 캐럴(Carol) 장르가 강세를 보이는 가운데, 머라이어 캐리(Mariah Carey)의 메가 히트곡 ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’를 제치고 ‘봄날’이 차트 정상에 올라 눈길을 끈다. 이 같은 ‘봄날’의 역주행에는 아미(ARMY. 팬덤명)의 저력이 있었다. 지난 12일부로 전원 군 복무에 돌입한 방탄소년단의 오는 2025년 완전체 활동을 기다리는 팬들의 따뜻한 마음이 차트에 반영된 것으로 예상된다. 한편, ‘봄날’은 브릿 록(Brit-rock)적인 감성과 일렉트로닉 사운드가 결합된 얼터너티브 힙합(Alternative hip-hop) 장르의 곡으로, RM과 슈가가 작곡에 참여해 멀어진 친구와의 만남을 기다리며 희망을 잃지 않겠다는 메시지를 곡에 담았다. Edit
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BTS V, the first K-pop solo artist to simultaneously top the official singles and albums charts in English

BTS V, the first K-pop solo artist to simultaneously top the official singles and albums charts in English

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BTS’ V achieved a career high by setting a record as the first Korean solo artist to top both the UK Official Singles Chart and Spotify with his solo album ‘Layover’ and its title track ‘Slow Dancing’.

On September 15th, ‘Slow Dancing’ topped both the UK Official Singles Sales Chart and the Single Downloads Chart, the home of pop music.

The album ‘Layover’ reached the number one spot on the Official Album Downloads Chart. V became the first Korean solo artist to dominate both charts simultaneously.

With this achievement, V, who reached number one on three UK charts, qualifies for three ‘UK Chart specialist awards’. It is known that the trophies will be awarded based on the artist and agency’s request.

The pre-released music video for ‘Love Me Again’ also made headlines by becoming the first video by a Korean artist to top the ‘Tidal UK Top Videos’ chart in the UK.

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On the largest music streaming platform Spotify, a K-pop solo album has surpassed 100 million streams in its first week of release for the first time.

‘Layover’ received a total of 101,448,727 streams in its first week alone, making it the first Korean solo artist and the only record in Asia to achieve this feat, excluding Japanese-Australian singer Joji.

The album ‘Layover’ became the first K-pop solo album to chart on Spotify’s global weekly chart with all of its tracks, and every track on the album achieved 10 million streams in its first week.

V also set a new record for the highest streaming numbers for a solo album debut on the Korean Spotify chart, showcasing his strong music power as a solo artist.

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This achievement, achieved without any large playlist promotion or advertisements, holds a greater significance. Fans have been showing abundant support for Kim Taehyung’s future endeavors after this album, which is described as an introduction to him as a solo artist.

Meanwhile, ‘Layover’ topped the iTunes Worldwide chart for six days and surpassed 2.1 million copies in initial sales. V became the first artist to exceed 2 million copies in initial sales for a solo album since the aggregation by Hanteo Chart, and he now holds the record for the most initial sales in the history of K-pop solo albums.


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