BTS, 1st to Oricon!...World music market 'Olkill'

Group BTS (BTS) swept the Japan Oricon charts following the United States of America Billboard and the UK Official Chart.On Thursday, Japan Oricon reported that BTS new album, Map City of London the Sol: Persona (MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA), reached number one on the digital album rankings in Japan for the first week of sales (as of April 22).With this album topping the charts, it became the fourth overall top of its career, following Love Yourself Gypsy Answer (LOVE YOURSELF Answer), which reached number one in the digital album rankings of September 17 last year, setting the record for the highest number ever in the digital album charts, Oricon explained.Earlier on the 15th (local time), United States of America Billboard and British official charts predicted that BTS Shinbo will be ranked # 1 on the Billboard main album chart Billboard 200 and UK Office Album Chart.BTS is expected to get 225,000 album figures from 200,000 to 18th, Billboard said. If this album reaches the top, BTS will be ranked # 1 for the third time after Love Yourself Former Tier (LOVE YOURSELF Tear) and Love Yourself Resolution Anser.The UK Official Chart said, The Map City of London the Sol: Persona album sales have already exceeded the combined sales of all the first three albums, including Love Yourself, which entered the top 10 last year. BTS has written the history of the UK official charts.On May 1, we will participate as a performer in the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at the United States of America MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Starting with United States of America Los Angeles on May 4-5, we will host the Love Yourself: Speak Yourself (LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF) Stadium tour in eight regions of Sao Paulo, London, France, Paris, Japan Osaka and Shizuoka World in Brazil, starting with Chicago and New Jersey.kwon tae-hoon

Group BTS (BTS) swept the Japan Oricon charts following the United States of America Billboard and the UK Official Chart.

On Thursday, Japan Oricon reported that "BTS' new album, 'Map City of London the Sol: Persona' (MAP OF THE SOUL: Persona), reached number one on the digital album rankings in Japan for the first week of sales (as of April 22).

"With this album topping the charts, it became the fourth overall top of its career, following Love Yourself Gypsy Answer (LOVE YOURSELF Answer), which reached number one in the digital album rankings of September 17 last year, setting the record for the highest number ever in the digital album charts," Oricon explained.

Earlier on the 15th (local time), United States of America Billboard and British official charts predicted that BTS Shinbo will be ranked # 1 on the Billboard main album chart "Billboard 200" and UK "Office Album Chart".

"BTS is expected to get 225,000 album figures from 200,000 to 18th," Billboard said. "If this album reaches the top, BTS will be ranked # 1 for the third time after Love Yourself Former Tier (LOVE YOURSELF Tear) and Love Yourself Resolution Anser."

The UK Official Chart said, "The 'Map City of London the Sol: Persona' album sales have already exceeded the combined sales of all the first three albums, including 'Love Yourself', which entered the top 10 last year. "BTS has written the history of the UK official charts."

On May 1, we will participate as a performer in the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at the United States of America MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Starting with United States of America Los Angeles on May 4-5, we will host the Love Yourself: Speak Yourself (LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF) Stadium tour in eight regions of Sao Paulo, London, France, Paris, Japan Osaka and Shizuoka World in Brazil, starting with Chicago and New Jersey.

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