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First award
They won the "New Artist of the Year" award at the MelOn Music Awards just after their debut. -
Gold certification
BTS had crossed into the global music market and led the Korean Wave into the United States, becoming the first Korean ensemble to receive a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for their single "Mic Drop". -
Billboard 200
The first act from South Korea to top the Billboard 200 with their studio album Love Yourself: Tear. -
Second best-selling artists worldwide
BTS was the second best-selling artists worldwide across multiple media platforms, second only to Drake. -
73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly
BTS was invited to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York. -
Time magazine
Time magazine named BTS one of the 100 most influential people of the year, labeling them the "Princes of Pop". Billboard executive Silvio Pietroluongo compared the group's influence to that of the Beatles. -
Global Recording Artist of the Year
BTS became the first non-western and non-English speaking artist to be named IFPI's Global Recording Artist of the Year. -
Time magazine (part 2)
Time magazine named BTS's company: Hybe, one of the 100 most influential companies of the year and it said in parenthesis: "With a little help from BTS". -
At the White House
BTS visited US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. -
Best-selling artist
BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history according to the Circle Chart, having sold in excess of 40 million albums.