"10th in the Billboard "Hot 100."
It was a 'event', but the so-called 'potential', which was based on the activities that had been built up, not the happening that happened.
The title song "Fake Love" (FAKE Love) of the group's regular third album, "Love Yourself Former Tier" (Love YOURSELF Tear), entered the top 10 on the Billboard main single music chart "Hot 100".
The Hot 100 chart covers all music genres and selects music sales, streaming, and Radio air play. The previous record of the K-pop group on the Billboard Hot 100 chart was 28th recorded by BTS' "Mike Drop" remix. With the "Fake Love"'s 10th-place entry, BTS once again broke its own record.
In fact, the top 10 rankings of the "hot 100" week, where BTS ranked 10th, "chart in," have no major changes. Except for Drake's first-place finish by beating Childish Gambino, who was the first in the week, and Lil Baby & Drake's new song jumped from 49th to 6th in the week before, there is only a calm change from 3rd to 9th.
Moreover, K-pop is regarded as 'World Music' in the United States, and 'Fake Love' is a song filled with Korean lyrics, so it is not easy for BTS to completely control the local Radio market even if it is 'global trend'. The number of times played on the Radio also plays a significant role in calculating the 'hot 100' ranking, so the key is to control the local lido. Psy's 'Gangnam Style', which was ranked second in the 'Hot 100' for seven weeks in 2012, was also somewhat sluggish in the number of Radio plays.
Of course, there is plenty of room to see. According to Billboard, "Fake Love" has been strong in the sales of sound sources and streaming since its first week of release, and it has received great response from Radio interest.
In particular, Ami (ARMY and BTS fandom, which is unmatched by others) is known to be enthusiastically requesting 'Fake Love' on each broadcaster's Radio as an application song. In fact, the key is how popular 'Fake Love' has risen in two weeks of comeback.
"I do not know if I will win the first place on the Billboard 200, but I will try to win the first place on the Hot 100 someday." It is noteworthy that these 'magic boys' who achieve all the talking will fly higher through concrete.