It is sweeping the domestic and international soundtrack charts as well as sweeping domestic music programs nine days after BTS released its third full-length album. There is interest in whether BTS will be able to top the Billboards 200 charts with momentum.
BTS announced its regular 3rd album [LOVE YOURSELF 'Tear'] at 6 pm on the 18th. The album title song FAKE LOVE topped the real-time chart on major soundtrack sites in Korea, including Melon Mnet Bucks, within an hour of its release.
FAKE LOVE Music Video exceeded 10 million views in 4 hours and 55 minutes. The previously announced DNA Music Video was cut in half compared to exceeding 10 million views in 8 hours and 4 minutes. The FAKE LOVE Music Video surpassed 20 million views in 8 hours and 54 minutes, and exceeded 100 million views at 2:45 am on the 27th, 9 days later. This is the shortest time record of BTS' Music Video views.
A total of 1 million 3524 copies were sold from the 18th to the 24th, up 250,000 copies from the previous album's weekly sales of 759,263 copies. As a result of the final order of the pre-order, 1.52552 orders were recorded.
BTS, which unveiled the stage of FAKE LOVE for the first time in the world at the 2018 Billboards Music Awards on the 20th. Those who attended for the second consecutive year won the Billboards Music Awards Top Social Artist Award this year. On the 25th, he appeared on the famous American talk show 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Peter Ellenshaw).'
Billboards also reported reports of raising expectations, such as BTS. Billboards said on the 26th (local time) that "post Malone and BTS are competing to win the # 1 spot on the Billboards 200 this week," and that "if BTS is ranked # 1, it will be the first record in K-pop history."
It doesn't have to be the number one, but there's no reason to be the number one player. It's noteworthy whether BTS will write a new history of K-POP. This week's Billboards 200 chart will be released on the morning of the 29th (Tuesday) in Korea time.