Another one to the list, BTS!
The new feat of BTS
In a Soompi report, the world's most phenomenal South Korean all-boy band managed by Big Hit Entertainment, BTS, proves its domination overseas. The K-pop septet indeed swept its fans' in the United Kingdom as Dynamite went for the silver certification on October 23.
BTS's English track bagged the sum of 200,00 sold unites, leading the British Phonographic Industry to award the fun-filled song the silver certification.
The massive achievement claimed by the Bangtan Boys comes next to its last silver certified song in the country, Boy With Luv, featuring the American singer Halsey. The achievement took place in February of this year.
Aside from Dynamite and Boy With Luv, BTS also hails a few of its previous albums under the United Kingdom's silver certification. These are Love Yourself: Answer, Face Yourself, Love Yourself: Tear, Map of the Soul: Persona, Love Yourself: Her, and Map of the Soul: 7.
Dynamite's whopping achievements
Dynamite is the first English single of BTS, a piece of its upcoming fifth Korean-language album entitled BE. Having that said, the album will arrive on November 20, 200, under the label of Columbia and Big Hit Entertainment.
Due to its popularity, the track became the first single from an all-South Korean act to debut at number one on the renowned Billboard Hot 100. It has remained at the top 10 of the same chart for nine consecutive weeks since it was released. Furthermore, the song sits in the first place two times in the period.
Dynamite was dropped by BTS on August 21, 2020, alongside its colorful and retro-themed music video. The video, as of writing, hails over 531 million views.
Moreover, it is a song recorded by BTS amid the COVID-19 global pandemic to reach out to their fans who are struggling because of the situation.