BTS Releases Japanese Best Album 'BTS, THE BEST'

Group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS).

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The group BTS will release their best album 'BTS, THE BEST' in Japan on the 16th.

BTS's Japanese best album includes a total of 23 songs released in Japan over four years since 2017, featuring the pre-released single 'Film out' from last April, the global disco hit 'Dynamite', Japanese original songs 'Your eyes tell' and 'Crystal Snow', as well as Japanese versions of 'Pi Ttam Nunmul (Blood Sweat & Tears)', 'FAKE LOVE', 'IDOL', 'MIC Drop', and 'ON'.

According to the Japanese record label, BTS's best album exceeded 1.1 million units shipped on the day of release.

BTS's 'Film out' ranked number one on the Oricon Daily Digital Single Ranking for two consecutive days from its release day in April. 'Film out' also topped the Oricon Weekly Streaming Ranking (April 19 issue), maintaining its strong popularity. At that time, BTS became the second artist to surpass 10 million weekly streams, following their digital single 'Dynamite' released in August last year. They set a record as the first male artist to achieve over 10 million weekly streams with two songs.

The ballad 'Film out' was co-composed by member Jungkook and completed through collaboration with the Japanese rock band back number. It is also the theme song for the Japanese movie 'Signal the Movie: Cold Case Investigation Team'.

Meanwhile, BTS recently topped the US Billboard main singles chart 'Hot 100' for three consecutive weeks with 'Butter'.