BTS This Week – Week Ending 09 February 2020

On this week’s show: North American tour tickets go on sale, BTS breaks Social 50 record, and more.

Intro song: Intro: Boy Meets Evil (Spotify)

Featured image: Photo by Nico Frey on Unsplash

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Comeback News
- North American tour tickets go on sale
- First 7 concept photos released
- BTS to appear on Jimmy Fallon
- Ego is well received
- Last Connect, BTS project unveiled
- Yoongi reveals major 7 theme
News
- BTS breaks Social 50 record
- BigHit holds corporate briefing
Next Week
Last Word: Comeback Self-care

Data Drop

Run BTS Ep 94 (Weverse)

[BT21] CRUNCHY SQUAD – SHOOKY SHOOKY (YouTube)

[BT21] #SHOOKYdancechallenge (YouTube)

Chart Links

BTS Has Now Spent Over Three Years On The Billboard 200 (Forbes)

BTS Now Claims All 5 Of The Highest-Charting K-Pop Songs In The History Of The Sales Chart (Forbes)

BTS’s ‘Make It Right’ Is Now The Third-Highest-Charting K-Pop Hit In The History Of The Pop Chart (Forbes)

BTS’s ‘Make It Right’ Is Now The Second-Longest-Charting K-Pop Song On The Pop Chart (Forbes)

BTS Has Now Charted More Hits In Canada Than All Other K-Pop Artists Combined (Forbes)

Boy With Luv ft Halsey (YouTube)

Blood Sweat & Tears (YouTube)

Waste It On Me (Spotify)

Go Go (Spotify)

Intro: Boy Meets Evil (Spotify)

Black Swan (Spotify)

2! 3! (Spotify)

Etc.

Halsey, Steve Aoki And Lauv: BTS Has No Problem Doubling Up When It Comes To Collaborations (Forbes)

The 5 Most Important Ways BTS Made History On The Hot 100 In 2019 (Forbes)

The poetic art of Jakob Kudsk Steensen (The Economist)

Why Do Critics Love Bong Joon-Ho and Dismiss BTS? (MTV News)

New Banghan TV Videos

[EPISODE] BTS (방탄소년단) ‘Outro : Ego’ Comeback Trailer Shooting

[CHOREOGRAPHY] BTS (방탄소년단) ‘Black Swan’ Dance Practice

Comeback News

BTS Maintains Top Spots On Thursday Best-Sellers (Ticket News)

Dates in North America that have sold out on Ticketmaster by K-Charts & Translations (Twitter)

Levi’s Santa Clara Local Travel Guide by Chim Chiminie (Google Docs)

Atlanta concert thread of threads: Information and Guidelines by Atlanta BTS ARMY (Twitter)

Map of the Soul 7 Concept Photos version 1: Twitter Part 1 and Part 2, Facebook

BTS Balance Light and Darkness in the First Concept Photos for ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ (Showbiz CheatSheet)

#FallonAsksBTS Trends After BTS Is Confirmed to Appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Newsweek)

BTS is taking over The Tonight Show and Jimmy Fallon wants help from fans (Last Night On)

BTS Will Answer Fan Questions on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (Teen Vogue)

BTS Releases New Comeback Trailer ‘Outro: Ego’ Ahead of Forthcoming Album ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ (Newsweek)

BTS Drop Victorious Second Comeback Trailer ‘Outro: Ego’ (Billboard)

BTS drop “Outro: Ego” comeback trailer (Consequence of Sound)

Connect, BTS Launches New York Installation By Artist Antony Gormley (Teen Vogue)

Final ‘Connect, BTS’ Project Shows How Pop Music & Fine Arts Can Bring the World Together (Billboard)

‘An act of hope’: why Antony Gormley teamed up with K-pop superstars BTS (The Guardian)

BTS’ Latest Power Move Is Connecting People Through Major Works of Public Art (Time)

In Collaboration With K-pop Sensation BTS, Artist Antony Gormley Installs Gigantic Sculpture in New York (Architectural Digest)

BTS Interview with Zack Sang (YouTube)

BTS Member Suga Explained One of the Major Themes of “Map of the Soul: 7” (Teen Vogue)

News

BTS Break Record For Most Weeks at No. 1 on Social 50 Chart (Billboard)

BTS Makes History By Breaking Record For Most Weeks At No. 1 On Billboard’s Social 50 Chart (Soompi)

BTS Makes History On Billboard’s Social Chart With The Most Weeks At No. 1 Of All Time (Forbes)

A Key Reason BTS Broke the Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Social 50 Chart (Billboard)

Big Hit Corporate Briefing with the Community (1H 2020) (YouTube)

BTS Label Big Hit Entertainment Announces Profit, Plans & New Acts (Billboard)

BTS Label Big Hit Entertainment Nearly Doubles Revenue From Previous Year, Adds $15 Million In Operating Profit (Forbes)

BTS Fans Will Soon Be Able to Officially Learn Korean With Bangtan (Teen Vogue)

Next Week

10 Feb, Mon (KST): Concept Photo #1
11 Feb, Tues (KST): Concept Photo #2
11 Feb, Tues (KST): Run BTS Ep 95
12 Feb, Wed (KST): Concept Photo #3
13 Feb, Thurs (KST): Concept Photo #4