BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ Tops Billboard 200 for Third Straight Week, a K-pop First

BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) [Photo provided by BigHit Music]

BTS’ fifth album, “ARIRANG,” has become the first K-pop release to lead Billboard’s main albums chart, the Billboard 200, for three consecutive weeks.

Billboard said in a chart preview article on the 12th (local time) that “ARIRANG” held the No. 1 spot for a third straight week, ahead of Morgan Wallen’s “I’m The Problem” at No. 2 and Kanye West (Ye/YE)’s “BULLY” at No. 3.

It is the first time a K-pop artist’s album has spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

“ARIRANG,” described as reflecting “today’s BTS” and the group’s identity, includes 14 tracks, including the title song “SWIM.”

* This article has been translated by AI.

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