The first BTS single sung completely in English, 'Dynamite' was released Aug 21 and tallied 33.9 million US streams in just a week, with 300,000 units sold. - AFP
NEW YORK (AFP): K-pop sensation BTS has become the first all-South Korean act to rule the top US singles chart, industry tracker Billboard announced Monday (Aug 31), with their English-language 'Dynamite' hitting number one.
It is another milestone cementing the seven-member boy band's global dominance, coming hours after BTS beat American heavyweights including Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift to score the Best Pop award at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards.
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