K-Pop boy band BTS arrives for the 4th Gaon Chart K-POP Awards at the Olympic Park on January 28, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo : Getty Images/Chung Sung-Jun)
BTS achieved another milestone with the boy band's new track "Spring Day." The said song, off the Kpop group's new album "You Never Walk Alone," even nabbed a spot on the U.S. Top 10 iTunes chart.
The seven-member Kpop boy band's new song "Spring Day" topped real-time charts on eight music lists just one hour after it was launched. Released on Feb. 13, Monday, the said BTS track nabbed the first place on Mnet, Melon, olleh, Genie, Naver, Monkey3 and Soribada, All Kpop reported.
It appears that avid fans have been eagerly awaiting the song's release as evidenced by the track's chart topping success and high download count. Moreover, Melon even experienced some technical problems which rendered the music site temporarily inaccessible given the high volume of downloads for BTS' "Spring Day."
Meanwhile, the boy band's new track also nabbed a spot on the Top 10 iTunes chart in the United States. The said achievement marked another milestone for BTS since it was the first time that a song from a Kpop group entered the Top 10 list, according to Newsen.
"Spring Day" landed at the number eight on the U.S. iTunes chart as of Feb. 13. Moreover, another new track from BTS titled "Not Today" also entered the said list at number 11.
The said songs comprised two of the four new tracks in BTS' recently released album "You Never Walk Alone." With a track list that also boasts of extended versions of several songs from the Kpop group's second studio album "Wings," avid fans can expect to hear the band's trademark beat and unique music style.
BTS' agency head also conveyed his appreciation for the Kpop group's recent milestone. Big Hit Entertainment founder Bang Si Hyuk recently took to Twitter to thank loyal fans for their support, as well as highlight the band's U.S. iTunes achievement.
What an honor! Thanks! BTS is the first K-pop group to reach the US iTunes Top 10 with #SpringDay!
— hitman (@hitmanb) February 12, 2017
BTS' is set to perform "Spring Day" and "Not Today" during the band's upcoming Seoul concerts on Feb. 18 and Feb. 19. Watch the music video for "Spring Day" below:
