BTS’s ‘Dynamite’ surpasses 900 million streams on Japan’s Oricon
BTS’s Dynamite becomes the first overseas track to surpass 900 million single-song streams on Oricon See the details of BTS’s strong local influence in Japan amid its steady popularity
BTS’s hit song ‘Dynamite’ has surpassed 900 million cumulative plays on Japan’s Oricon Weekly Streaming Rankings. According to the tally released on the 10th for June 15, the song recorded 900.95 million plays, becoming the first overseas artist to achieve 900 million streams for a single song on Oricon.
With this record, BTS became the sixth artist in Oricon chart history to surpass 900 million streams. Another song, ‘Permission to Dance,’ also surpassed 500 million cumulative streams in the same week, giving BTS its third 500millionstream song after ‘Dynamite’ and ‘Butter.’
‘Dynamite’ is a bright disco pop track that carries a message of appreciation for the preciousness and vitality found in everyday life. Although five years have passed since its release, it has continued to remain popular in Japan, once again demonstrating BTS’s influence in the country.