K-pop enthusiasts everywhere were thrilled Friday morning when BTS climbed to the top of the U.S. iTunes singles chart with the release of their new remixed track “MIC Drop.”
The single, which features Desiigner and was remixed by Steve Aoki, took the No. 1 spot in both the U.S. and in 40 other countries, just hours after its release. They are the first K-pop group to achieve this.
#MicDropRemix #1 iTunes:
— statistics BTS🌍 (@statisticsbts) November 24, 2017
#1 United States
#1 Russia
#1 Brazil
#1 Chile
#1 Indonesia
#1 Guatemala
#1 Nicaragua
#1 Paraguay
#1 Norway
#1 Peru
#1 Mexico
#1 Dominican Republic
#1 Philippines
#1 Singapore
#1 Sweden
#1 Taiwan
#1 Vietnam
#1 Finland
#1 Thailand
#1 Malaysia
#1 Hong Kong
Let me put 3 receipts here so everyone who can’t believe can see it with their own eyes, today a kpop group from a small company made history becoming the first kpop group to reach #1 on US itunes #MicDropRemix pic.twitter.com/gI4KrS2X8p
— silvia 🥢 (@93MIDASYG) November 24, 2017
BTS fans on Twitter were ecstatic.
https://twitter.com/lilyvmin7/status/934095959142944771
#MicDropRemix is trending worldwide with over 1.7M+ tweets, what a powerful fandom 💕
— shania⁷ﾒ𝟶 💚 (@rkivestigma) November 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/tabz_maq/status/934115220003442688
This day will be remembered as the day a Kpop song first came to iTunes # 1 in the United States🇺🇸 #MicDropRemix
— statistics BTS🌍 (@statisticsbts) November 24, 2017
Historically, Psy was the first K-pop artist ever to snag the No. 1 spot on the U.S. iTunes singles chart with “Gangnam Style.”