Nationality: South Korea
Inducted: 2024
Notable Record(s):
- Most followed act on Spotify (duo/group) (71,389,372, as of 24 Feb 2024)
- Most streamed act on Spotify (duo or group) (38,080,199,465, as of 24 Feb 2024)
- First K-pop act to reach No.1 on the US albums chart
An ICON because...
BTS (short for Bangtan Sonyeondan, “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”) not only introduced K-pop to the world but also made history with their genre-spanning music covering themes such as mental health, loneliness and coming of age.
In 2018, they achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first K-pop act to reach No.1 on the US albums chart with their sixth studio album, Love Yourself: Tear, and just three years later, their single “Dynamite” became the first K-pop track to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.
Even though some members of BTS are now pursuing solo careers, their popularity as a band persists.
On 24 February 2024, they became the most streamed band on Spotify with 38,080,199,465 streams.
