BTS TOPS BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 CHART

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Next up we have some thrilling news from the music industry. BTS made history once again as it topped Billboard's main singles chart with a non-English song. Billboard said on Monday that BTS' latest single "Life Goes On" debuted at the top spot on the Hot 100 chart. This is the first Number One single to be sung predominantly in Korean in the chart's 62 years history

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BTS again made music history, as its new single "Life Goes On" topped Billboard's Hot 100 chart, breaking down the barrier of language. Billboard said it is the first time in its 62 year history that a song primarilysung in Korean has topped the Hot 100 chart.

[Soundbite] RM(PRESS CONFERENCE(NOV. 20)) : "This is the consolation we offer in a firm but gentle and considerate manner. This track reconfirms, in our own warm color, the unchanging truth that life goes on."

Previously, BTS remained at No.1 on the chart for three straight weeks with its English single "Dynamite," released in August. The Hot 100 ranks the most popular songs in the U.S., based on the numbers of airplay, streams and downloads. BTS now have three chart-topping songs, including its remix of Jason Derulo's "Savage Love". The K-pop sensation achieved this feat in just three months, taking the shortest time to have three number ones on the chart since the Beatles.