BTS score a first for Korean band on Billboard chart with 'Dynamite'

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LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) - K-Pop band BTS roared to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in the United States on Monday (Aug 31), becoming the first Korean pop act to debut at No. 1.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LOS ANGELES - K-Pop band BTS roared to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in the United States on Monday , becoming the first Korean pop act to debut at No. 1.

"Dynamite," the first all-English language single from the seven-member boy band, notched 33.9 million US streams and 300,000 sales in its first week, according to Nielsen Music data. The band also scored the biggest digital sales week in nearly three years since Taylor Swift's"Look What You Made Me Do" in September 2017.Formed in 2013, BTS has spearheaded the K-Pop drive into the United States over the past three years with catchy, upbeat music.Although the band had previously broken into the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching the No. 4 spot with its March release"On," Monday marked the first time it debuted at No. 1.

The band on Sunday performed at the MTV Video Music Awards show for the first time and won four trophies, including best group and best pop group.

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