On this week’s show:
- Data Drop
- News
- Scenery officially registered by KOMCA
- BTS Twitter follower count reaches new high
- More Jungian psychology
- BWL dance practice video released
- BWL sets YouTube records
- BTS on Time’s Most Influential list
- SK promo appearances
- BTS on CBS This Sunday
- World domination begins
- Next Week
- Final Word
Data Drop
BT21 Universe Episode 3: A to Z
Amazon US Bestsellers of 2019 (So Far)
News
The KCMA Has Officially Recognised BTS’s V As A Music Producer (Koreaboo)
Speaking of Jung, Episode 44: Map of the Soul – Persona
Jung lovers: BTS delve into psychology on their album, Map of the Soul (BBC)
New Boy With Luv dance practice video
Record-setting Boy With Luv music video
BTS single “Boy With Luv” smashes three records on YouTube (Guinness World Records)
BTS profile on Time’s list of 100 Most Influential People of 2019, written by Halsey
YouTube playlist of this week’s promo appearances in South Korea
CBS This Sunday segment aired 21 April 2019 and behind the scenes of BWL choreo practice
BTS Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Map of the Soul: Persona’ (Billboard)
BTS Meets the Beatles and the Monkees in Billboard Chart History With ‘Map of the Soul: Persona’ (Billboard)
Korean pop sensation BTS go to top of UK album charts (Telegraph)
Persona and BWL debut chart numbers:
| Country | Persona | Boy With Luv |
|---|---|---|
| Global YouTube | #1 | |
| Australia | #1 | #10 |
| 1st Korean group to chart 10 songs in Australia | ||
| South Korea | #1 | |
| Japan | #1 | |
| UK | #1 | #13 |
| 1st Korean act to have #1 album #71 Make It Right, #74 Mikrokosmos |
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| Scotland | #1 | #14 |
| #79 Mikrokosmos, #84 Make It Right | ||
| New Zealand | #1 | |
| USA | #1 | #10 |
| Canada | #1 | |
| Netherlands | #2 | #58 |
| Sweden | #2 | #29 |
| Heatseeker: #4 Make It Right, #5 Mikrokosmos, #13 HOME | ||
| Germany | #3 | |
| BTS’ 1st top 10 album | ||
| Belgium/Flanders | #3 | |
| Norway | #3 | |
| Finland | #3 | |
| France | #5 | |
| Italy | #5 | |
| Ireland | #6 | #14 |
| BTS’ highest charting album in Ireland | ||
| Belgium/Wallonia | #16 | |
| India Spotify | #1 | |
Next Week
22 April – BBMA Top Social Artist voting begins
23 April – LY Seoul Blu-ray release
24 April – Fact Music Awards
25 April – Fansign in SK
26 April – Music Bank appearance and fansign
28 April – SBS Superconcert in Gwangju
