From the release of the new album “MAP OF THE SOUL: 7“, BTS dominated the music rankings.
Barely an hour after its release at 6 pm today, the title song “On” surged like a wave at 7 pm BTS scans the best real-time graphics on music sites, including Melon, Korea’s largest music site. Over the same period, the group surpassed all real-time charts on five major music sites, including FLO, Genie, Bugs and Soribada.
In particular, “On” set a new record with 123,489 users in one hour on Melon, the highest number of users since the reorganization of the Melon charts in February 2017.
“On” is a song full of powerful and characteristic BTS energy. The song features the sound of a previously recorded UCLA fanfare.
The agency Big Hit Entertainment presented the commitment of BTS to “take the path given as destiny and keep moving forward“.
Other pieces of the album also quickly entered the first ranks, including “Filter” by JIMIN, who expressed his desire to show his inner self, as well as “시차” by JUNG KOOK, who transmits what he felt so far as an adult after his trainee period.
The album is expected to reach 4.02 million pre-orders.
BTS appeared in the famous NBC morning talk show “Today Show” at 10:45 pm KST, its first TV show since the release of the new album. Meeting fans of the world at Rockefeller Plaza in New York.
This morning, February 21st, local time, at dawn, not only in front of the Rockefeller Plaza, but also around the place, the “Army” fandom was activated.
When MC asked why BTS created a “global sensation,” RM said, “The members are attractive and cute. Haha. What is more important is the music that goes beyond everything.” RM referred to the number “7” in the album title, “We have seven members. And it’s been seven years since I started. We looked back on seven years,” he also said.
When the MC asked about the positive impact of BTS, JIN said, “Everything is thanks to the Army. Everything the Army does is possible,” he said. JIMIN stressed that “we have to respond with positive energy because we have been well influenced by the Army.”
BTS will continue its promotion in the USA by unveiling on February 24th its first representation of “On” on the “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS BTS
