BTS's album 'ARIRANG' hits #1 on Billboard 200 for 2 consecutive weeks, marking a historic achievement for the group.
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On the 6th, according to a chart preview article published on the official website of the American music media Billboard, BTS's (Bangtan Sonyeondan) 5th full album 'ARIRANG' recorded #1 on the main album chart 'Billboard 200' (dated April 11). As a result, BTS became the first Korean artist to achieve two consecutive weeks at the top of this chart. Billboard explained, 'ARIRANG' recorded 187,000 album units this week, of which 114,000 were counted as pure album sales (physical and digital purchases). SEA units (sales converted from streaming counts) accounted for 65,000 copies, and the remaining TEA units (sales converted from digital download counts) were 8,000 copies. 'ARIRANG' recorded #1 on the 'Billboard 200' dated April 4, becoming the group's 7th work to top this chart. In its first week of release, it recorded 641,000 album units, breaking the group's record for the highest weekly performance since Billboard introduced unit counting in December 2014. Additionally, the album sales volume was 532,000 copies, marking the highest weekly sales volume for the group's albums in about 10 years. Released on the 20th of last month, 'ARIRANG' continued to dominate global music charts in its second week, entering a full-fledged long-run hit. BTS topped the latest weekly charts on Spotify updated on the 4th (counting period: March 27 - April 2) in the global charts for 'Weekly Top Album', 'Weekly Top Song', and 'Weekly Top Artist', maintaining the #1 position in all three categories for two consecutive weeks. According to the Australian ARIA announced on April 3, the new album recorded #1 on the 'Top 50 Albums' chart for the second week in a row. In the official music charts of Germany (Offizielle Deutsche Charts, dated April 3) and the French record association (SNEP) 'Top Albums' (counting period: March 27 - April 2), it ranked #2, while in the UK's official chart, it recorded #4 on the 'Official Album Top 100' (dated April 3 - April 9). As BTS continues its rapid advance worldwide, they will hold their Japan concert 'BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN JAPAN' at Tokyo Dome on April 17 and 18, their first in about 7 years. To commemorate this, various related projects are being developed in Japan, including 'BTS POP-UP: ARIRANG' at SHIBUYA TSUTAYA, Tokyo Midtown, and Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, as well as a 'Customized Can Event' and 'BTS Island: In the Somme' event at MIYASHITA PARK. Furthermore, the Japan concert will also be live-streamed in 346 theaters nationwide.
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