The Gaon Chart’s Overview of 2015 revealed that BTS occupied 7.8% of the physical albums sales out of the Top 100 albums in Gaon 2015. Also, the rankings of HYYH Pt.2 and HYYH Pt.1 (#5 and #6 respectively) shows that they were catching up, becoming one of the top selling groups in South Korea. The total sales in 2015 increased 2.6 times the total sales in 2014 which proves that the growth in Gaon was steady and upward. If we compare the total yearly sales, the sales in 2014 increased 6.4 times the sales of 2013. They also managed to chart 6 albums in the Year-End 2015 Albums chart, again making BTS having the 2nd most entries in 2015. 1) managed to grab 274,135 and 203,664 physical sales respectively. 2) and HYYH Pt.1 ( The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. Their two albums HYYH Pt.2 ( The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. This made BTS the 6th best selling artist of 2014 in Gaon in terms of total album sales.Ģ015: This year was indeed the turning point for BTS. The Gaon Chart’s Overview of 2014 also revealed that BTS occupied 3.6% of the physical albums sales out of the Top 100 albums in Gaon 2014. What was also intriguing was that BTS charted 4 albums in the Gaon Year-End 2014 Albums chart, making BTS having the 2nd most entries in 2014. The yearly Gaon album charts were used since they give the yearly performance of the albums and singles.Ģ013: The above figures show that in 2013, the two albums gained some good physical sales for a debut group with O! RUL8 ,2? (34,030 sales) and 2 Cool 4 Skool (24,441 sales).Ģ014: Dark & Wild made impressive sales with 100,906 and debuted at #14 which is a good score for a rookie group. Gaon is the official music chart in South Korea which tracks the rankings and sales/digital points of songs and albums. So, by using old news articles and data chart archives online, I will present you a report of BTS achievements and growth around 2013–2015 in different countries. With the help of a fellow friend, I will show you figures and tables to present the growth in a visual style. There are areas which we can explore about their growth around their rookie times. Their popularity was growing from the start without any tactic promotions and marketing strategies. Also, from the historical records, it is true that BTS was no stranger in the music charts of US and Japan. Maybe because a lot of fans came around 2016 - current date? I don’t know but it’s nice to see fans willing to learn about their early days, their growth, what achievements they got around that time etc. It was hard for groups from smaller agencies to compete because the competition was (and still is) vigorous.īut, as an adult fan who loves to monitor and read their history and data, it makes me feel proud that BTS was attaining a steady growth in the early years despite the early obstacles.Ī lot of new fans don’t know about the growth of BTS around the time period of 2013–2015. The septet came from a cutthroat music industry and generally groups belonging to big agencies would take the upper positions in charts, awards and sales. South Korean group BTS debuted on Junder Big Hit Entertainment in South Korea. Photo by Mr Cup / Fabien Barral on Unsplash
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