23 Guinness World Records? BTS is on a roll!
Bangtan Sonyeondan popularly known as BTS, they are the biggest boyband in the whole of universe right now and there is no doubt in it. BTS, a seven member boy band debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment consists of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook. . It is a band that co - writes and co – produces their own music, although originally a hip – hop group, their musical style has evolved over years and has now included wide range of genres, however they themselves have become a genre of their own now. Their lyrics focus on various themes like coming of age, social commentary, mental health, troubles at school and many more.
Titled as ‘Princes of the Pop’ and ‘Next Generation Leaders’, BTS is literally dominating the world right now, with their sensational choreography and soothing music. And BTS is so huge that it alone brings in more than 8, 00,000 tourists in South Korea every year due to their enormous fan following and charisma.
BTS was not always this huge, they were a band that had debuted under a small entertainment company unlike BLACKPINK and Big Bang under YG Entertainment. When debuted, their first concert in America only consisted of 600 people, which was also performed for free but with continuous hard work and determination, they now sell out the whole Rose Bowl Stadium within ten minutes for their concert and the ticket priced a few hundred dollars.
BTS also enjoys a huge fan base/fandom popularly known as A.R.M.Y (which stands for Adorable Representative MC for Youth). And one of the interesting facts about A.R.M.Y is that it is one of the world’s largest fandom ever. BTS’s A.R.M.Y is not just the world’s largest fandom ever but also one of the strongest fan base ever. It is so strong that in the year 2020 it helped BTS break their own world records with the release of their new and first ever English single ‘Dynamite’, which also helped the band create an additional 7 more Guinness world records. Following the success of Dynamite, BTS also produced two other chartbusters like ‘Butter’ and ‘Permission To Dance’ which has also managed to add a few more Guinness World Record for the boys.
A.R.M.Ys are superfast when it comes to anything related to the boys and they make sure to protect as well as help their idols break records and reach new heights and today we are going to talk about one such thing which will not prove BTS’s enormity but also the love that the A.R.M.Ys have for these boys because today we shall look at the new history created by them. 23 Guinness World Records, yes they have achieved it and we as A.R.M.Ys are super proud of them. As already mentioned when it comes to anything related to the boys, A.R.M.Ys are superfast, and with their songs Dynamite, Butter and PTD ruling the Billboard charts had already made them sure of their records but when Guinness World Records themselves took the pain to mention the boys on twitter stating, ‘The Boys (BTS) has cemented their place in Guinness World Records Hall of Fame 2022’, A.R.M.Ys were overjoyed and their happiness literally knew no boundaries. They were not only happy for them but also proud of them and their hard work.
And as of 27th April 2021, this boy band holds 23 Guinness world records, thus making them one of the most successful music groups in Guinness World records history, alongside other chart toppers like Ariane Grande, the Beatles, and many more. Now let’s have a look at the list of Guinness World records that BTS created:
Most viewed YouTube Music Video in 24 Hours by a K – pop group – ‘Butter’ MV (108, 200, 000 times)
Most streamed Track on Spotify in the first 24 Hours – ‘Butter’ (11, 042, 335 streams)
Most viewers for the premier of a music Video on YouTube – ‘Butter’ (3, 900, 000 views)
Most viewed YouTube music video in 24 Hours – ‘Butter’ (108, 200, 000 views)
Most followers on Instagram for a music group – (40, 220, 226 followers)
Most viewed YouTube video in 24 Hours – ‘Dynamite’ (101, 100, 000 views)
Fastest time to reach one million followers on TikTok – (3 hours 31 mins)
Most Twitter engagements (average retweets) – (422, 228 engagements)
Most Twitter engagements (average retweets) for a music group – (422, 228 engagements)
Most streamed act on Spotify (group) – (16, 300, 000, 000 streams)
Most weeks at No.1 on Billboard’s Digital Songs Sales charts – 18 weeks
Most Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards won by a music group – 5 awards
Best-selling album in South Korea – (4, 440, 818 units sold)
Most Daesang (Grand Prize) won at Mnet Asian Music Awards – 13 awards
Most weeks at No.1 on Billboard’s Social 50 chart - 189 weeks
Most tickets sold for a livestreamed concert ( 2021) – (756, 000 tickets)
Most viewers for a music concert live stream on a bespoke platform – 756, 000 viewers
Highest annual earnings for a K – pop band (2021) – (US $50 million)
First K – pop group to reach the Top 10 on the US Singles charts
First K – pop act to reach No.1 on the US artist 100
First K – pop act to reach No.1 on the US albums chart
Fastest Korean group music Video to achieve 1 Billion views – ‘Dynamite’
Longest charting song in the Billboard’s Hot 100 history – ‘Dynamite’
These are the 23 world records that paved way for BTS in the Guinness World Record’s Hall of Fame for the year 2022. And with whopping 23 World Records, BTS is on a roll. These seven guys from South Korea collectively known as BTS will never fail to amaze you with their hard work, soothing and healing music and groovy choreography. BTS is phenomenal but there is a reason behind it and that their immense hard work and never give up attitude. All the seven members RM, Jin, Suga, J – Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook have their own stories to tell, while still in their teenage, these guys were bullied, poor, rejected and laugh at by many of their peers and friends but today in their mid and late 20s they have made themselves a household name. They have A.R.M.Y from all over the world belonging to different age groups, race, caste, religion and countries but what brings them together is BTS’s music.
And these boys always make sure to motivate their A.R.M.Ys through various videos, music and quotes of theirs, like their recent Music Video ‘Permission To Dance’ includes many steps that are nothing but sign languages that state ‘We don’t need permission to dance’, thus promoting that dancing is for anyone and everyone and for everyone to do that they don’t need anyone’s permission and BTS achieving a place in Guinness World Records Hall of Fame is truly an occasion for us A.R.M.Ys to dance. So let’s rejoice A.R.M.Ys and never give up because always remember to what they said,
“The only time you should look back, is to see how far you have come.”
BTS: best-selling album in South Korea | Guinness World Records
BTS breaks 5 Guinness World Records with 'Butter' (rappler.com)