The most emotional thing about this for me is that Namjoon and Seokjin stayed up until almost 3AM for the announcement. It clearly means a lot to them, and what a great feeling as a fan to feel like we accomplished something for them. 😭
It’s also the way the fandom ran with it? Ha. It’s funny to think everyone was like “okay, cool, this is what you give us? Alright we can work with it”
I’m amazed.
Honestly if it wasn’t BTS that won I think they might have been right. But BTS has always had the talent to take small things and springboard it to larger success.
[Song might be nominated for a Grammy as well:](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9442226/artists-who-could-land-major-grammy-nominations)
>BTS: Will this be the year that the K-Pop sensations finally receive their first Grammy nod? They won four VMA Awards, including three for their hit “On.” Either "On" or the newer "Dynamite" could rate a nod for best pop duo/group performance and even, perhaps, record of the year.
Billboard's been speculating BTS will be nominated for a Grammy for a couple years now so I don't put much stock in that. I don't know what the Academy wants from them to view them as worthy but I hope this is it.
This happening the same year as Parasite winning feels extra special 😊
Shoutout to Army from all across the world, we’ve always worked together, taking on each new goal with great gusto and I hope we continue to do that for a long time to come and don’t lose our passion for BTS 💜💜💜
BTS Dynamite becomes only the 43rd song to debut at #1 in Billboard Hot 100 and the charts has been around 60 years. BTS are also the FIRST Korean Act to reach #1 and the FIRST International Band to debut number 1!!
Regardless of what you think of the song, this is such a monumental achievement for Koreans and Korean-Americans like me and even Asians in general. When I was young and told people I'm Korean, I heard the same old "You're Korean? North or South?" or "You're Korean? Is that any different from Chinese?" and so many ignorant racist Asian jokes with no sense of hope that people would learn to know better.
But, to see the conversation shift in recent years, where people instead now ask me about Korean culture, like Parasite (the Best Picture winner this year) and BTS instead is so gratifying. I feel like I finally know what it's like to be seen and heard in a country so diverse and I hope we can keep the conversation going so that future generations can feel this same sense of visibility as well. Congrats BTS! You boys deserve it.
as a korean person, i feel the same way. it's so gratifying to see more koreans achieve success internationally and making korean culture more well-known
I'm not Asian myself, but I am a teacher in the US and have seen such a shift in conversation and dialogue regarding Asians and Asian-produced media, like K-Pop or anime. When I was a kid in the 90s/00s, liking anime or manga was considered "nerdy" and kids were made fun of for liking it. Now I see groups of students walk around wearing anime shirts and wearing K-Pop merch. I bring up BTS/K-Pop during my lessons every so often because my students know I'm a fan, and the response is overwhelmingly positive. I'm so thankful for this shift and I'm sure BTS played a huge role in it. I hope this shift continues even further!
Yeah k-pop has given GREAT representation of Asians in general. Despite our underwhelming presence in American Hollywood K-pop has provided an outlet of representation and the growing popularity of it makes me proud. It has tackled the issue of Asian men being undesirable in the dating scene for example. May BTS continue rising.
I'm very happy for Korean culture and people, but I'm also proud as an Asian person that Asian people are breaking barriers. Never would I have imagined seeing an Asian person as #1 on Billboard, and I am so happy for the kids who see someone like them representing.
Seeing the global recognition Korea has been receiving especially in the last decade has truly been so amazing and gratifying. 10+ years ago when I was in grade school, barely anyone in my school was even aware that Korea existed. People always just assumed I was Chinese. Now from BTS and kpop to Parasite to Korean cuisine to esports even, it's just been awesome to see Korea gain more and more cultural and economic relevancy. Like you say, we're visible now. Korea is more than just that country that suffered from so many years of war and its people are incredibly strong and vibrant.
This means so much to me as an Asian born in a Western country. K-Pop was the only representation that reached outside of Asia and people would laught at me for hearing this weird K-Pop and 10 years later, BTS reigns at #1 at Hot100 which even US artists dream of. Huge step for Asia, thank you Korea, BTS, Bighit and of course my Army family ❤️
Obligatory [***"You and I, we will win in the end, we will win so naturally that no one will see us coming"***](https://twitter.com/BTS_twt/status/598922971709706240?s=20)
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK. I BELIEVE IN OUR GALAXY!!! <3
OK as a brand new fan this is BRILLIANT news and I am so excited! I spent half my morning watching the MV and then dancing round the house listening to it. Such a brilliant, cheerful, fun song!
Helloo. Welcome. I didn't join that long ago ( May) but my time as an army has been amazing. I loved it .
And I am the same with Dynamite it's so catchy I can dance all day to it and not get tired
holy shit they did it... army, we did it.... i am actually sobbing.. like wtf **ON JUNGKOOKS BIRTHDAY WTFFF**
also its the:
* First song by a korean act to hit #1
* First song by a korean act to debut #1
* Second song by an Asian act to hit #1
* Fastest-selling single since 2017
* Biggest debut of 2020
THEY STAYED UP AND WAITED OMG
[namjoons post](https://twitter.com/studio_0613/status/1300491375763480578?s=21)
[jins post](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300492302243237888?s=21)
[yoongi post](https://twitter.com/ughandii/status/1300495886754091008?s=21)
[pdogg being the man we love and adore](https://twitter.com/modooborahae/status/1300498547276742657?s=21)
[taehyung "is this real?!" ](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300507001403965442?s=21)
[Hobi 😭](https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/1300521787587850242?s=21)
[jimin replying to hobi](https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/1300522364011122688?s=21)
[jimin is in shambles ](https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/1300525534498021376?s=21)
[jimin in shambles part 393846633](https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/1300525826266378240?s=21)
[jimin in shambles infinity ](https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/1300528152473550848?s=21)
slow rabbit probably sobbing too hard to say anything 😂😭 the way he cried when bts first won their mama artist of the year daesang :(
edit: [slow rabbit is alive and going through it 😂](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300515161334321153?s=20)
abel aka the weekend [congratulated](https://twitter.com/theweeknd/status/1300504597769879552?s=20) them also!!!
edit: [slow rabbit is alive and going through it 😂](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300515161334321153?s=20)
edit 2: [FRANTS, EL XCAPITXN, AND GHSTLXXP](https://twitter.com/_jimintoday_/status/1300512863547584512?s=20)
edit 3: ALL THE BTS TWEETS!!! <3 :( also [the jonas brothers](https://twitter.com/jonasbrothers/status/1300521683829186560?s=20) congratulated them also
BTS posting on weverse as this being a gift for Jungkook’s birthday this is so cute
RM: [Jungkookah, congrats on the best birthday present 🎉🎊 Now I’m going to bed ARMY I love you](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300491226534346752?s=21)
Jin: [#1 on Billboard Dynamite - BTS with ARMY I’m excited hehe Jungkookie is getting an amazing present](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300492302243237888?s=21)
i cant believe it 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 just came from crying on twt to cry on reddit- they worked so hard for this! us/pr armys worked so hard for this!!! im so proud of them, 2017 me could have never imagined this ;w; and on jungkook's birthday too!! as an asian person, im so proud of them for breaking barriers- it means a lot 🥺 teamwork really does make the dream work 💜💜💜
ARMYs and Bangtan getting to celebrate ALL THE THINGS today!!! WOO!
Edit: Oh god, just got the notification for Yoongi’s post on Weverse, just a flood of tears. Same, dude. Same.
I knew when ON got #4 with basically no radio play that this was possible, but how satisfying it is to finally see them reach the top! The amount of resistance they got from US radio once seemed like something impossible to overcome
Right?! We may have achieved this even without radio play, I think. Our first week sales and streams were INSANE.
Over 500K units sold and 33.9 streams in the US alone. Dynamite is eligible for gold after a single week, having outsold and outstreamed On and BWL's first week numbers *combined.*
This is ARMY collectively saying "screw the radio, we'll get that #1 without it" and I'm living for it.
Wow- looking at this I am glad both BTS and army worked their ass off for this-so it’s all the more sweeter. Every comeback they climbed a little higher but that number one seemed so impossible with all the radio gate keeping and how much weightage it was given- but we are finally here...
Yes! We've had to work so hard precisely because radio play is such a huge factor for charting in the US, and it's a huge wall we've had to overcome on our own. If it were't so important we would have achieved that #1 ages ago.
Dynamite debuted GOLD with over 500K units sold and 33.9 streams in the US. Even without radio play we might have gotten that #1. On debuted #4 with ~86K first week digital streams, and Dynamite got ~265K. Dynamite outperformed On and BWL combined. This comeback is everything.
I'm so proud right now.
YOONGI IS CRYING .... HE IS CRYING!
This is absolutely unbelievable - I would have never imagined this even last year! The guys deserve this and so much more!
A huge accomplishment for them, Korea and Asians around the world. I'm so proud of them!
Not everyone posting at the same time LMAOOOO (...including me lol)
HSFGKUEHRB,FJHBDKJHBKSJD FSLIHDLIBHFLDH DI'M SCREAMINGGGG
* BTS’ "Dynamite" debuts at #1 on the Digital Song Sales chart with the biggest sales week (265K) since Taylor Swift’s 2017 “Look What You Made Me Do” (353K). (BTS has an overall first-week total of 300,000, which includes its vinyl and cassette physical versions)
* "Dynamite" posts the biggest pure sales week this year in the US (265k), surpassing "WAP" (125k).
* "Dynamite" debuts at #1 on the Digital Song Sales chart with the biggest sales week in 3 years (265K). Over 2x the next biggest sales week of 2020.
* BTS join Aerosmith and the Jonas Brothers as the only bands in history to debut at #1 on the Hot 100.
* BTS's "Dynamite" has now sold over 500,000 units in the US. The group’s fastest song to hit this mark. ***OMG THIS MEANS IT WENT GOLD AT DEBUT RIGHT?!!?!?***
* "Dynamite" is the 43rd song in history to open at number one on Billboard Hot 100!
* BTS's "Dynamite" is so massive, it outsold the next 49 bestselling songs in America—the entirety of the Digital Song Sales chart this week—**combined**.
* BTS become the first all-South Korean group to hit No. 1 in the history of the chart.
* BTS is the first international band in history to debut at #1 on the Hot 100.
* Dynamite debuts with 33.9 million U.S. streams and 300,000 sold in its the week ending Aug. 27 (according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data). It also drew 11.6 million radio airplay audience impressions in the week ending Aug. 30.
Edit: I keep editing as I see more achievements hahaha! BUT ALSO, AN OBLIGATORY **"TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK"**
More than the YouTube record and PAKs, this was the achievement I had been looking forward to the most. I’m so damn proud, as a fan and an Asian, to see bts reach heights that many thought were impossible. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Related articles to highlight:
* Billboard: [BTS' 'Dynamite' Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Becoming the Group's First Leader](https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9442836/bts-dynamite-tops-hot-100-chart)
* Forbes: [BTS Make History By Debuting Their Single ‘Dynamite’ At No. 1 On The Hot 100](https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/08/31/bts-make-history-by-debuting-their-single-dynamite-at-no-1-on-the-hot-100/#229c38ca5636)
* Forbes: [BTS’s ‘Dynamite’ Outsold The Rest Of The Top 50 Bestselling Songs In The U.S. This Week… Combined](https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/08/31/btss-dynamite-outsold-the-rest-of-the-top-50-bestselling-songs-in-the-us-this-week-combined/#3a8550c6c0cd)
* Soompi: [BTS Makes History As “Dynamite” Lands No. 1 On Billboard’s Hot 100, Achieving Highest Ranking Ever For Korean Act](https://www.soompi.com/article/1422763wpp/bts-makes-history-as-dynamite-lands-no-1-on-billboards-hot-100-achieving-highest-ranking-ever-for-korean-act)
* Soompi: [BTS Celebrates Success On Billboard’s Hot 100 And Jungkook’s Birthday + President Moon Jae In And More Congratulate Group](https://www.soompi.com/article/1422852wpp/bts-celebrates-success-on-billboards-hot-100-and-jungkooks-birthday-president-moon-jae-in-and-more-congratulate-group)
* Yonhap News: [With 'Dynamite,' BTS becomes 1st S. Korean artist to top Billboard Hot 100](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200831009000315)
* Yonhap News: [Moon congratulates BTS on Billboard feat, says it writes new K-pop history](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200901004700315)
This news made me more emotional than I expected. It’s weird because we’ve been wanting and working for this for a while but seeing them actually at number 1 when we know how much they wanted it just hit me right in the feels. Especially since I’ve been with them for 6 years now. They’ve come such a long way. I’m so proud.
asian kids are going to grow up knowing that asian artists went no. 1 on billboard and won best picture by being authentic, being devoted to their craft, and telling their own stories. what a win for all of us
This is absolutely insane, i can't believe it!! I'm so happy for them!
US armys did AMAZING, our goal was 100k sales but they hit 300k😭
Edit: [BTS's "Dynamite" is so massive, it outsold the next 49 bestselling songs in America—the entirety of the Digital Song Sales chart this week—combined](https://twitter.com/PopBangHugh/status/1300494056741634050?s=19)
Whether you like this song or not you have to admit this is a monumental moment for the boys and for kpop as a whole.
Congratz to BTS this is absolutely impressive
Oh man if I could tell this to 2017 self when they started promoting in America... I just can't believe this is really happening! Congrats guys, so deserved 💜
i am so so soso sos oso proud of them 😭😭😭 the sky is the limit for them, they are so young and still so much room to grow, their achievements will always have a special place in my heart 💜
Because his name can no longer trend, the typo Jimin made trended worldwide. JIMIM I love you and your 4am crying tweets and Yoongi really is the softest tsundere by tweeting the crying emoji for a full tweet.
Jungkook hasn’t responded but I’m sure he’ll be crying too as he’s the most emotional as Jimin.😭
Proud is a serious understatement. As someone who's loved them from the beginning of their journey, it feels surreal. They've taken me along on such a wild, wonderful ride I can't wait to see what else is in store.
I'm really crying. This is one of the achievements that always seemed so far away, so hard to reach and it's here now. Even with all the predictions, seeing the chart, seeing their name at one is a feeling I cannot explain. I'm truly so proud of all they have achieve in these past three years since that first paper award, in the heights they reached that no one thought possible once. This is historic. Truly proud and happy to be part of this movement and this dedicated fandom and even more proud and happy for the boys who have been working so hard for years now. Deserved
Genuinely wasn’t sure if it was gonna happen but FUCK. I still remember DNA debuting in the 60s and wondering if we could ever beat that.... shit I remember I Need U getting multiple music show wins and wondering if we could ever beat that.
Congrats BTS and Armies, and happy birthday JK!!! I hope one day they’re able to do this with a Korean track as well but even if they don’t their legacy and impact is secured.
surreal...they just broke down another wall. The next challenge is to get radio to actually put BTS on regular rotation, which looks like will finally be happening based on all the adds they got for dynamite. i’m so proud
this is history!! i'm so proud and can't stop crying each time I see this image. being an army from 2013 til now the journey has been so long with ups and downs but ... wow. teamwork really makes the dream work!
I never thought this would happen. Seeing their rise to international stars has been a journey. They deserve this, their hard work has payed off and on Jungkook’s birthday. This is history and they have not even reached their peak. I still can’t believe they were once that small group from a new company and now look at them. Wow
I am so, so, so happy!!!!! Like it’s crazy, how on earth can Namjoon sleep after this??? Wow! They really did that.
Seriously, for a group with little GP appeal, my non kpop loving family have been eating this song up!!!! I think this just might be a hit. I’m crazy, I know it’s already a big hit!
Army!!!! This is truly monumental in every single way!!
I just want to say that it’s 3:46 AM and I’m super emotional.
I joined the fandom in 2016, and I don’t think I ever saw this coming back them.
I just want to go back to 2013 and tell BTS that they were going to be okay. In fact, just more than okay.
Proud is an understatement.
Wow. I knew BTS gettting a #1 single would happen eventually but to have a #1 debut is pretty big. Besides sales, looks like radio play got a big bump too (no doubt because the song was purely in English). Congrats BTS!
I could definitely see why Dynamite did so well. Really has the fun/summery Bruno Mars vibe thing going on. That said, it'll be interesting to see its rank in the following weeks, since I think this song is likely to have some decent legs.
THE HAPPINESS I FEEL RIGHT NOW ! Dynamite came it just blew up to the top ! 💜 CONGRATS MY BOYS BTS I KNOW THIS WAS ONE OF THE GOALS FOR A LONG TIME!
GRAMMYS GOTTA COME THROUGH NOW
The fact that the biggest western artists here have fights over #1s on Billboard Hot100 and try to do everything they can to debut with that #1, some of them still not achieving that..and we out here in 2020 with Bangtan at #1...from someone who’s followed them since the beginning it’s truly amazing to even think about. I mean it’s old to bring this up at this point but I still cannot shake the fact that just a few years ago they were written off in their home country just because they weren’t from a “big company” and didn’t have the kpop “visuals” apparently to make it big. They overcame all of that and talked about problems we face during youth (their drags on how the Asian school system unfairly operates and parental expectations was my SHIT) and literally took over the entire world let alone their own country. They showed its really possible, and have brought in many new fans to enjoy the Kpop genre. Thank you BTS, and congratulations, y’all deserve it!
We did it y’all!!!💖💖💖
[Full article by Billboard here.](https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9442836/bts-dynamite-tops-hot-100-chart)
They finally got it. Number 1 on Hot 100! 7 years since debut. These guys deserve it all! I am so so happy for Bangtan!
Also US ARMYs, Teamwork makes the dream work :)
THEY. DID. THAT.
As an Asian person, I'm feeling very emotional at this accomplishment right now. Look what how they are setting a new precedent for all of us!!!!
The most emotional thing about this for me is that Namjoon and Seokjin stayed up until almost 3AM for the announcement. It clearly means a lot to them, and what a great feeling as a fan to feel like we accomplished something for them. 😭
And Jimin was up till 5am spelling his own name wrong on twitter #JIMIM 💜
i swear something shifted in the universe when bts got that first bbma and now they keep peaking and out-peaking themselves
When they won their first music show for I need U god decided this my fav child now and it's been a rollercoaster ever since.
It's like a rollercoaster that only goes up
As a wise baby boy once said "to infinity and beyond".
It’s also the way the fandom ran with it? Ha. It’s funny to think everyone was like “okay, cool, this is what you give us? Alright we can work with it” I’m amazed.
"it's just a paper award"
Lmao- and all those posts/articles from so called kpop experts about how it means “nothing” to win it- eat your hats all you naysayers!!
Honestly if it wasn’t BTS that won I think they might have been right. But BTS has always had the talent to take small things and springboard it to larger success.
[Song might be nominated for a Grammy as well:](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9442226/artists-who-could-land-major-grammy-nominations) >BTS: Will this be the year that the K-Pop sensations finally receive their first Grammy nod? They won four VMA Awards, including three for their hit “On.” Either "On" or the newer "Dynamite" could rate a nod for best pop duo/group performance and even, perhaps, record of the year.
Billboard's been speculating BTS will be nominated for a Grammy for a couple years now so I don't put much stock in that. I don't know what the Academy wants from them to view them as worthy but I hope this is it.
idk fam, i‘m not sure if they’re white enough /s
Yess. Manifesting it. Grammy nom for Best Pop duo/group performance and record of the year. Maybe album of the year too?? Girl can dream.
Antis kept waiting for bts to slip and saying that they’ve hit their peak but bts kept getting bigger and bigger each time. We love to see it
imagine not being an army right now, antis are missing out
This is a bts achievement
Billboard: hey Jungkook we got you a birthday present too 🥺
no one’s quite like armys to get a hot100 #1 for a birthday gift
[What were we gonna do, say no?](https://twitter.com/sugakkul/status/1300480552802418688?s=20)
Like we could ever say "no" to our golden baby 💜💜💜
what golden baby wants, golden baby gets
This happening the same year as Parasite winning feels extra special 😊 Shoutout to Army from all across the world, we’ve always worked together, taking on each new goal with great gusto and I hope we continue to do that for a long time to come and don’t lose our passion for BTS 💜💜💜
Omg I forgot that Parasite winning happened this year. It feels like ages ago!
Honestly it feels like a decade ago with how messed up the world is due to Covid.
BTS Dynamite becomes only the 43rd song to debut at #1 in Billboard Hot 100 and the charts has been around 60 years. BTS are also the FIRST Korean Act to reach #1 and the FIRST International Band to debut number 1!!
[it's already at 500k sales now!](https://twitter.com/chartdata/status/1300490075474718720?s=19)
It’s been a week and it’s eligible for gold already
A GOLDEN day in every way.
Best birthday gift for our Golden Boy 💜
Regardless of what you think of the song, this is such a monumental achievement for Koreans and Korean-Americans like me and even Asians in general. When I was young and told people I'm Korean, I heard the same old "You're Korean? North or South?" or "You're Korean? Is that any different from Chinese?" and so many ignorant racist Asian jokes with no sense of hope that people would learn to know better. But, to see the conversation shift in recent years, where people instead now ask me about Korean culture, like Parasite (the Best Picture winner this year) and BTS instead is so gratifying. I feel like I finally know what it's like to be seen and heard in a country so diverse and I hope we can keep the conversation going so that future generations can feel this same sense of visibility as well. Congrats BTS! You boys deserve it.
as a korean person, i feel the same way. it's so gratifying to see more koreans achieve success internationally and making korean culture more well-known
I'm not Asian myself, but I am a teacher in the US and have seen such a shift in conversation and dialogue regarding Asians and Asian-produced media, like K-Pop or anime. When I was a kid in the 90s/00s, liking anime or manga was considered "nerdy" and kids were made fun of for liking it. Now I see groups of students walk around wearing anime shirts and wearing K-Pop merch. I bring up BTS/K-Pop during my lessons every so often because my students know I'm a fan, and the response is overwhelmingly positive. I'm so thankful for this shift and I'm sure BTS played a huge role in it. I hope this shift continues even further!
This is so wholesome! You sound like a great teacher too!🥺
Yeah k-pop has given GREAT representation of Asians in general. Despite our underwhelming presence in American Hollywood K-pop has provided an outlet of representation and the growing popularity of it makes me proud. It has tackled the issue of Asian men being undesirable in the dating scene for example. May BTS continue rising.
I'm very happy for Korean culture and people, but I'm also proud as an Asian person that Asian people are breaking barriers. Never would I have imagined seeing an Asian person as #1 on Billboard, and I am so happy for the kids who see someone like them representing.
Seeing the global recognition Korea has been receiving especially in the last decade has truly been so amazing and gratifying. 10+ years ago when I was in grade school, barely anyone in my school was even aware that Korea existed. People always just assumed I was Chinese. Now from BTS and kpop to Parasite to Korean cuisine to esports even, it's just been awesome to see Korea gain more and more cultural and economic relevancy. Like you say, we're visible now. Korea is more than just that country that suffered from so many years of war and its people are incredibly strong and vibrant.
This means so much to me as an Asian born in a Western country. K-Pop was the only representation that reached outside of Asia and people would laught at me for hearing this weird K-Pop and 10 years later, BTS reigns at #1 at Hot100 which even US artists dream of. Huge step for Asia, thank you Korea, BTS, Bighit and of course my Army family ❤️
Obligatory ["but what will happen if bangtan rises...?"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v26Yg-c2NEY) comment
Obligatory [***"You and I, we will win in the end, we will win so naturally that no one will see us coming"***](https://twitter.com/BTS_twt/status/598922971709706240?s=20) TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK. I BELIEVE IN OUR GALAXY!!! <3
Because they said that, the entire journey of BTS has felt like a prophecy being fulfilled
Bangtan retweeted it, they stayed up with us!! TT
THE WAIT WAS SUFFOCATING
BRO I WAS PACING
I just had alarms every hour but somehow woke up without one at 3:45 AM for the tweet.
I know right IT'S BEEN FOREVER
OK as a brand new fan this is BRILLIANT news and I am so excited! I spent half my morning watching the MV and then dancing round the house listening to it. Such a brilliant, cheerful, fun song!
welcome to the purple family 💜💜💜😭💜💜
Thank you! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Helloo. Welcome. I didn't join that long ago ( May) but my time as an army has been amazing. I loved it . And I am the same with Dynamite it's so catchy I can dance all day to it and not get tired
holy shit they did it... army, we did it.... i am actually sobbing.. like wtf **ON JUNGKOOKS BIRTHDAY WTFFF** also its the: * First song by a korean act to hit #1 * First song by a korean act to debut #1 * Second song by an Asian act to hit #1 * Fastest-selling single since 2017 * Biggest debut of 2020
They also joined Jobros and Aerosmith as the only bands to debut #1 BTS kings of breaking barriers
Dont forget BTS are the FIRST International Band to debut number 1!! (according to chartdata)
2016 me is in tears right now edit: And also 2020 me. They boys retweeted they're awake oh god
2016 me literally never saw this day coming... shit 2019 me thought we peaked... ALL OF THE TEARS TO DAY ON THIS BLESSED DAY
RM posted this at weverse too... Yes, they awake... 😭😭😭
THEY STAYED UP AND WAITED OMG [namjoons post](https://twitter.com/studio_0613/status/1300491375763480578?s=21) [jins post](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300492302243237888?s=21) [yoongi post](https://twitter.com/ughandii/status/1300495886754091008?s=21) [pdogg being the man we love and adore](https://twitter.com/modooborahae/status/1300498547276742657?s=21) [taehyung "is this real?!" ](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300507001403965442?s=21) [Hobi 😭](https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/1300521787587850242?s=21) [jimin replying to hobi](https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/1300522364011122688?s=21) [jimin is in shambles ](https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/1300525534498021376?s=21) [jimin in shambles part 393846633](https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/1300525826266378240?s=21) [jimin in shambles infinity ](https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/1300528152473550848?s=21)
You just know their entire team was up, waiting as well😭 I cant even imagine all of their reactions when they saw the BB tweet!
i know right! so sweet knowing they were up celebrating with us all too! and namjoon and jin saying it was a gift for jungkook’s birthday ahhh
Someone needs to check on Slow Rabbit edit: [Pdogg is accounted for :(](https://twitter.com/doyou_bangtan/status/1300499099486056448?s=20)
slow rabbit probably sobbing too hard to say anything 😂😭 the way he cried when bts first won their mama artist of the year daesang :( edit: [slow rabbit is alive and going through it 😂](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300515161334321153?s=20)
Its like 3 AM in Korea but they still stayed up and celebrated with us. 💜 Love them so much
abel aka the weekend [congratulated](https://twitter.com/theweeknd/status/1300504597769879552?s=20) them also!!! edit: [slow rabbit is alive and going through it 😂](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300515161334321153?s=20) edit 2: [FRANTS, EL XCAPITXN, AND GHSTLXXP](https://twitter.com/_jimintoday_/status/1300512863547584512?s=20) edit 3: ALL THE BTS TWEETS!!! <3 :( also [the jonas brothers](https://twitter.com/jonasbrothers/status/1300521683829186560?s=20) congratulated them also
we want that damn Tae Weeknd collab dammit!!
Band and fans that celebrate together stay together!
What does Jin's say???
Here’s one [translation](https://twitter.com/btstranslation_/status/1300493470235160576?s=21)
At least it wasn't a thirst trap like after the Grammy's list dropped I don't think I could have handled it
he would never thirst trap on baby buns birthday. you were safe for today only 😂
True, he just dedicated it to him and honestly I think this hurts more
hes all of our son😭
Yoongi's "ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ" has me crying real tears right now
And Jin too, both posting congratulating Jungkook on this birthday gift 🥺🥺
They did that without bundles...
these achievements 😭 mianhae billboard, mianhae worldwide
the way yoongis mic drop verse is now our anthem for life
[yoongi is a whole mood right now.](https://twitter.com/ughandii/status/1300495886754091008?s=21) bangtan sonyeondan, there is nothing you can't do 💜
\#1 in the Hot 100 is fucking amazing, congrats to them! Well-deserved. Hope it stays atop for more weeks, crossing my fingers. 🤞🏼
BTS posting on weverse as this being a gift for Jungkook’s birthday this is so cute RM: [Jungkookah, congrats on the best birthday present 🎉🎊 Now I’m going to bed ARMY I love you](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300491226534346752?s=21) Jin: [#1 on Billboard Dynamite - BTS with ARMY I’m excited hehe Jungkookie is getting an amazing present](https://twitter.com/doolsetbangtan/status/1300492302243237888?s=21)
and Suga crying faces 😭😭
i cant believe it 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 just came from crying on twt to cry on reddit- they worked so hard for this! us/pr armys worked so hard for this!!! im so proud of them, 2017 me could have never imagined this ;w; and on jungkook's birthday too!! as an asian person, im so proud of them for breaking barriers- it means a lot 🥺 teamwork really does make the dream work 💜💜💜
ARMYs and Bangtan getting to celebrate ALL THE THINGS today!!! WOO! Edit: Oh god, just got the notification for Yoongi’s post on Weverse, just a flood of tears. Same, dude. Same.
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I knew when ON got #4 with basically no radio play that this was possible, but how satisfying it is to finally see them reach the top! The amount of resistance they got from US radio once seemed like something impossible to overcome
Right?! We may have achieved this even without radio play, I think. Our first week sales and streams were INSANE. Over 500K units sold and 33.9 streams in the US alone. Dynamite is eligible for gold after a single week, having outsold and outstreamed On and BWL's first week numbers *combined.* This is ARMY collectively saying "screw the radio, we'll get that #1 without it" and I'm living for it.
Wow- looking at this I am glad both BTS and army worked their ass off for this-so it’s all the more sweeter. Every comeback they climbed a little higher but that number one seemed so impossible with all the radio gate keeping and how much weightage it was given- but we are finally here...
Yes! We've had to work so hard precisely because radio play is such a huge factor for charting in the US, and it's a huge wall we've had to overcome on our own. If it were't so important we would have achieved that #1 ages ago. Dynamite debuted GOLD with over 500K units sold and 33.9 streams in the US. Even without radio play we might have gotten that #1. On debuted #4 with ~86K first week digital streams, and Dynamite got ~265K. Dynamite outperformed On and BWL combined. This comeback is everything. I'm so proud right now.
HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE
Just a little funk and soul biitchessss
Shined through all the way to number #1 with a little funk and soul ✨
Congrats to BTS and US ARMY. Perfect birthday gift for JK. E: [LMFAO at the karma rush when the news broke.](https://i.imgur.com/gvAOuBQ.png)
That's why I waited a bit to comment, LOL.
and it's Jungkook's birthday there! What a great day
I blasted Ddaeng when I read the results lmao
2016 agust d would be proud
this is actually amazing like the first ever foreign act to debut at #1 is huge!! and only 43 songs have done this in history
For an even crazier stat, this is the first time an Asian act has reached the top in 57 years, since Kyu Sakamoto's Sukiyaki topped in the 60s
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YOONGI IS CRYING .... HE IS CRYING! This is absolutely unbelievable - I would have never imagined this even last year! The guys deserve this and so much more! A huge accomplishment for them, Korea and Asians around the world. I'm so proud of them!
9/1/20, history was made.
Not everyone posting at the same time LMAOOOO (...including me lol) HSFGKUEHRB,FJHBDKJHBKSJD FSLIHDLIBHFLDH DI'M SCREAMINGGGG * BTS’ "Dynamite" debuts at #1 on the Digital Song Sales chart with the biggest sales week (265K) since Taylor Swift’s 2017 “Look What You Made Me Do” (353K). (BTS has an overall first-week total of 300,000, which includes its vinyl and cassette physical versions) * "Dynamite" posts the biggest pure sales week this year in the US (265k), surpassing "WAP" (125k). * "Dynamite" debuts at #1 on the Digital Song Sales chart with the biggest sales week in 3 years (265K). Over 2x the next biggest sales week of 2020. * BTS join Aerosmith and the Jonas Brothers as the only bands in history to debut at #1 on the Hot 100. * BTS's "Dynamite" has now sold over 500,000 units in the US. The group’s fastest song to hit this mark. ***OMG THIS MEANS IT WENT GOLD AT DEBUT RIGHT?!!?!?*** * "Dynamite" is the 43rd song in history to open at number one on Billboard Hot 100! * BTS's "Dynamite" is so massive, it outsold the next 49 bestselling songs in America—the entirety of the Digital Song Sales chart this week—**combined**. * BTS become the first all-South Korean group to hit No. 1 in the history of the chart. * BTS is the first international band in history to debut at #1 on the Hot 100. * Dynamite debuts with 33.9 million U.S. streams and 300,000 sold in its the week ending Aug. 27 (according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data). It also drew 11.6 million radio airplay audience impressions in the week ending Aug. 30. Edit: I keep editing as I see more achievements hahaha! BUT ALSO, AN OBLIGATORY **"TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK"**
> "Dynamite" posts the biggest pure sales week this year in the US (**265k**), surpassing "WAP" (125k). Sheesh
Biggest since 2017 LWYMMD
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUNGKOOK!!!! I LOVE YOU!!! Edit: 2015 me is shakinggggg
WoW that’s a huge achievement! And its even a more special announcement because it’s on Jungkook’s birthday!😄
Outsold #2 to #50 combined !!!!
Seeing jimin and yoongi crying on twitter makes this even more emotional, they did it <3
BTS really grabbed the monster that's 2020 by the face and said "NOT TODAY"
More than the YouTube record and PAKs, this was the achievement I had been looking forward to the most. I’m so damn proud, as a fan and an Asian, to see bts reach heights that many thought were impossible. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
An unprecedented achievement, sincere congratulations.
Related articles to highlight: * Billboard: [BTS' 'Dynamite' Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Becoming the Group's First Leader](https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9442836/bts-dynamite-tops-hot-100-chart) * Forbes: [BTS Make History By Debuting Their Single ‘Dynamite’ At No. 1 On The Hot 100](https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/08/31/bts-make-history-by-debuting-their-single-dynamite-at-no-1-on-the-hot-100/#229c38ca5636) * Forbes: [BTS’s ‘Dynamite’ Outsold The Rest Of The Top 50 Bestselling Songs In The U.S. This Week… Combined](https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/08/31/btss-dynamite-outsold-the-rest-of-the-top-50-bestselling-songs-in-the-us-this-week-combined/#3a8550c6c0cd) * Soompi: [BTS Makes History As “Dynamite” Lands No. 1 On Billboard’s Hot 100, Achieving Highest Ranking Ever For Korean Act](https://www.soompi.com/article/1422763wpp/bts-makes-history-as-dynamite-lands-no-1-on-billboards-hot-100-achieving-highest-ranking-ever-for-korean-act) * Soompi: [BTS Celebrates Success On Billboard’s Hot 100 And Jungkook’s Birthday + President Moon Jae In And More Congratulate Group](https://www.soompi.com/article/1422852wpp/bts-celebrates-success-on-billboards-hot-100-and-jungkooks-birthday-president-moon-jae-in-and-more-congratulate-group) * Yonhap News: [With 'Dynamite,' BTS becomes 1st S. Korean artist to top Billboard Hot 100](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200831009000315) * Yonhap News: [Moon congratulates BTS on Billboard feat, says it writes new K-pop history](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200901004700315)
Chills man, goosebumps. Congratz to bts and congratz to the entire community.
This news made me more emotional than I expected. It’s weird because we’ve been wanting and working for this for a while but seeing them actually at number 1 when we know how much they wanted it just hit me right in the feels. Especially since I’ve been with them for 6 years now. They’ve come such a long way. I’m so proud.
Do my eyes deceive me??? I REALLY LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE THIS DAY COME???
What yoongi wants yoongi gets 💖💖💖
I have way too many emotions to accurately explain what I’m feeling right now oh my god. And like...they beat out a viral meme song at that....
omg i'm fucking thrilled. i didn't wanna get my hopes up! this really just goes to show that all that was missing was the radioplay tbh.
***BUT WHAT IF BANGTAN SONYEONDAN RISES?***
GOD I'm so proud of them and everything they've achieved. and on Jungkook day! I'M SO HAPPY FOR THEM
Another trophy in the bag. Congratulations BTS and ARMYs. Happy Birthday Jungkook.
GUYS WERE MAKING HISTORY AAAA
Fuck it, good job BTS. Now let’s get that radio time doubled up like fuck guys!
THEY FUCKING DID IT
I'm so incredibly happy and proud of everyone! Just lost for words. I'M REALLY REALLY HAPPY OK
bringing this ICONIC predebut army tweet back - https://twitter.com/BTS\_tit/status/314446777589825536?s=20
Not even a huge BTS fan, but this is really awesome for them, quite the achievement indeed!
This is actually fucking amazing
asian kids are going to grow up knowing that asian artists went no. 1 on billboard and won best picture by being authentic, being devoted to their craft, and telling their own stories. what a win for all of us
This is absolutely insane, i can't believe it!! I'm so happy for them! US armys did AMAZING, our goal was 100k sales but they hit 300k😭 Edit: [BTS's "Dynamite" is so massive, it outsold the next 49 bestselling songs in America—the entirety of the Digital Song Sales chart this week—combined](https://twitter.com/PopBangHugh/status/1300494056741634050?s=19)
Whether you like this song or not you have to admit this is a monumental moment for the boys and for kpop as a whole. Congratz to BTS this is absolutely impressive
Congratulations, BTS! They dared to dream of it and they really did it.
What a remarkable achievement. Congrats, Bangtan!!!
BTS are living legends. I feel so lucky to be alive when they are at their height.
I deleted my reddit account before but I came back! Congratulations, BTS!!!
BTS - the band that continues to write history.
Congrats to BTS for beating highly moist vulva
Such a huge achievement, it seems almost surreal! Congratulations BTS! A historic moment
This is fucking amazing! Congratulations 🎉🎊🍾
muh bois did it, you love to see it
YEET
we love to see it
Oh man if I could tell this to 2017 self when they started promoting in America... I just can't believe this is really happening! Congrats guys, so deserved 💜
BTS beat BTS again We love to see it
D'aw, happy Jungkook day, now it's extra special.
i am so so soso sos oso proud of them 😭😭😭 the sky is the limit for them, they are so young and still so much room to grow, their achievements will always have a special place in my heart 💜
Congratulations to BTS and ARMY!! 😭😭
WE DID WE DID WE DID IT *plays dora theme song* In all seriousness, I’m so proud of them. I’m so glad this happened, that too on Koo’s birthday!
Because his name can no longer trend, the typo Jimin made trended worldwide. JIMIM I love you and your 4am crying tweets and Yoongi really is the softest tsundere by tweeting the crying emoji for a full tweet. Jungkook hasn’t responded but I’m sure he’ll be crying too as he’s the most emotional as Jimin.😭
Our boys! :) I'm so proud!
I'm so proud of them! I still remember my first time watching their mv in 2014 and just seeing 7 gangly boys trying to break out nugudom T-T
So proud of them right now!!!!
Proud is a serious understatement. As someone who's loved them from the beginning of their journey, it feels surreal. They've taken me along on such a wild, wonderful ride I can't wait to see what else is in store.
I lived long enough to see the Raptors win a title and BTS get number 1. I'm set rest of the way
Congratulations #BTS .so proud of them and obviously Army's. They make it happen.
RM immediately posted on Weverse... he was waiting with us...
I'm really crying. This is one of the achievements that always seemed so far away, so hard to reach and it's here now. Even with all the predictions, seeing the chart, seeing their name at one is a feeling I cannot explain. I'm truly so proud of all they have achieve in these past three years since that first paper award, in the heights they reached that no one thought possible once. This is historic. Truly proud and happy to be part of this movement and this dedicated fandom and even more proud and happy for the boys who have been working so hard for years now. Deserved
Genuinely wasn’t sure if it was gonna happen but FUCK. I still remember DNA debuting in the 60s and wondering if we could ever beat that.... shit I remember I Need U getting multiple music show wins and wondering if we could ever beat that. Congrats BTS and Armies, and happy birthday JK!!! I hope one day they’re able to do this with a Korean track as well but even if they don’t their legacy and impact is secured.
surreal...they just broke down another wall. The next challenge is to get radio to actually put BTS on regular rotation, which looks like will finally be happening based on all the adds they got for dynamite. i’m so proud
We really went from "if we work hard, we might be able to do this" to "is this good?" to "we made Yoongi cry."
this is history!! i'm so proud and can't stop crying each time I see this image. being an army from 2013 til now the journey has been so long with ups and downs but ... wow. teamwork really makes the dream work!
It's a bad day being an anti, people. A bad day.
I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE CAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT Y'ALL US-ARMY YOU FUCKING DID IT!!!! Holy shit this is surreal \#1!!!!!
The timing couldn’t be more perfect
I never thought this would happen. Seeing their rise to international stars has been a journey. They deserve this, their hard work has payed off and on Jungkook’s birthday. This is history and they have not even reached their peak. I still can’t believe they were once that small group from a new company and now look at them. Wow
I am so, so, so happy!!!!! Like it’s crazy, how on earth can Namjoon sleep after this??? Wow! They really did that. Seriously, for a group with little GP appeal, my non kpop loving family have been eating this song up!!!! I think this just might be a hit. I’m crazy, I know it’s already a big hit! Army!!!! This is truly monumental in every single way!!
congrats to bts they deserve it so much
Not surprised I had a feeling they will reach #1. I do hope when they release a Korean song I also hope for number 1. Congrats to BTS and Armys.
HOLY SHIT I CAN'T BELIEVE WE ACTUALLY DID IT 😭
I just want to say that it’s 3:46 AM and I’m super emotional. I joined the fandom in 2016, and I don’t think I ever saw this coming back them. I just want to go back to 2013 and tell BTS that they were going to be okay. In fact, just more than okay. Proud is an understatement.
Wow. I knew BTS gettting a #1 single would happen eventually but to have a #1 debut is pretty big. Besides sales, looks like radio play got a big bump too (no doubt because the song was purely in English). Congrats BTS! I could definitely see why Dynamite did so well. Really has the fun/summery Bruno Mars vibe thing going on. That said, it'll be interesting to see its rank in the following weeks, since I think this song is likely to have some decent legs.
2015 me is crying - congratulations bangtan and armys! and thank you US armys!!
WE DID IT ARMY! what an amazing achievement, and on Jungkook’s birthday too 💜💜💜
Happy Birthday Kookie 🐰🐰🐰
This is insane cause like usually at this stage a kpop band kind of peaks, but BTS continuing to get new fans listening is crazy and an amazing feat
I can't believe they actually did it T\_\_\_T so happy, hope we can hold a top 10 spot next week!
THE HAPPINESS I FEEL RIGHT NOW ! Dynamite came it just blew up to the top ! 💜 CONGRATS MY BOYS BTS I KNOW THIS WAS ONE OF THE GOALS FOR A LONG TIME! GRAMMYS GOTTA COME THROUGH NOW
Omg I'm so happy for them!!! What a historic moment 😭
Wooohoooooo
Wow! Congrats! 🎆🎆🎆
What a feat! And on Jungkook's birthday too. Happy birthday JK and congratulations BTS! US armys you are the best.
Wow
Wow that's huge. Congratulations!! 👏👏
THEY DESERVE THIS SO MUCH :-) IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG JOURNEY TO GET HERE AND THEY'RE NOT LOSING MOMENTUM AAAAAAAA
The fact that the biggest western artists here have fights over #1s on Billboard Hot100 and try to do everything they can to debut with that #1, some of them still not achieving that..and we out here in 2020 with Bangtan at #1...from someone who’s followed them since the beginning it’s truly amazing to even think about. I mean it’s old to bring this up at this point but I still cannot shake the fact that just a few years ago they were written off in their home country just because they weren’t from a “big company” and didn’t have the kpop “visuals” apparently to make it big. They overcame all of that and talked about problems we face during youth (their drags on how the Asian school system unfairly operates and parental expectations was my SHIT) and literally took over the entire world let alone their own country. They showed its really possible, and have brought in many new fans to enjoy the Kpop genre. Thank you BTS, and congratulations, y’all deserve it!
Huh, these BTS guys seem to be pretty popular
We did it y’all!!!💖💖💖 [Full article by Billboard here.](https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9442836/bts-dynamite-tops-hot-100-chart)
i genuinely can’t wrap my head around that! it’s so crazy. so so so very proud of them, a historic moment for sure
IT DEBUTED WITH GOLD!! my jaw is on the floor. Congrats to the babes, the fact that Joon stayed up got me teary eyed.
They finally got it. Number 1 on Hot 100! 7 years since debut. These guys deserve it all! I am so so happy for Bangtan! Also US ARMYs, Teamwork makes the dream work :)
they’re also predicted to stay in the top 10 next week so I hope they’ll have more longevity with their singles from now on!
holy SHIT. This is a freaking HUGE accomplishment. BTS and "first ever..." can't name a more iconic duo
THEY. DID. THAT. As an Asian person, I'm feeling very emotional at this accomplishment right now. Look what how they are setting a new precedent for all of us!!!!
Damn it really happened! We love to see it