▲ K-pop supergroup BTS is seen in this photo provided by BigHit Music.(PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
▲ K-pop supergroup BTS is seen in this photo provided by BigHit Music. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

BTS-Billboard chart

BTS' claims 3rd week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Arirang'

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- "Arirang" by South Korean boy group BTS stayed at No. 1 for the third week on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart for the first time in K-pop history.

Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in a chart preview for this week that the group's fifth studio album held onto the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for the third consecutive week, ahead of Morgan Wallen's "I'm the Problem" and "Bully" by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.

No other K-pop artist has achieved three weeks atop the chart, marking a historic milestone for the genre's global reach. The original soundtrack of the animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" earlier reached No. 1 for two non-consecutive weeks.

"Arirang" debuted at No. 1 last month, becoming BTS' seventh album to launch atop the chart. Its lead single "Swim" also opened at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same week before dropping to the second position.

Released March 20, the 14-track album explores the identity of BTS as a group that began in Korea and the universal emotions its members have encountered throughout their lives.

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