The latest rankings released just Sunday shows the group’s Love Yourself: Tear ranked number one based on sales of 135,000 albums in its debut week, reports Time.
Sung mostly in Korean, Love Yourself: Tear is also the first foreign language album to top the charts in 12 years.
The accomplishment was even noticed by South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in who tweeted his congratulations.
Congratulations to the Seven Music-loving Boys and Their Wings, ‘ARMY’!
The songs, dance, dreams and enthusiasm of BTS energized and gave strength to young people around the world. https://t.co/6ZL4XdrZVv— 문재인 (@moonriver365) May 28, 2018
BTS is no stranger to the Billboard charts.
It’s previous album, Love Yourself: Her debuted at number 7 last year, according to EW.
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