BTS Reaches New Milestone With ‘My Universe’, Receives Multiple RIAJ Certifications with TWICE and ITZY
BTS' collaboration song with Coldplay, "My Universe," enters UK's official single chart 'Top 100' for 16 consecutive weeks. The septet also receives many certifications from RIAJ along with TWICE and ITZY.
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BTS X Coldplay's 'My Universe' Enters UK's Chart 'Top 100'
On January 28, "My Universe," a collaboration song released by BTS with the band Coldplay, succeeded in entering the UK's official single chart "Top 100" for 16 weeks in a row. The song ranked 36th, down by six places from last week.
After being released on September 24 last year, "My Universe" entered 3rd place on the official singles chart and recorded the highest ranking. After that, they ranked on multiple spots for 16 weeks.
Moreover, "My Universe" is a song that gathered topics in collaboration with BTS, the world's largest all-boys group, and Coldplay, one of the most successful bands worldwide.
BTS Receives Multiple Certifications from RIAJ with TWICE and ITZY
In RIAJ's latest batch of certifications, BTS, TWICE, and ITZY received many official streaming certifications.
BTS' Japanese songs, "Film Out" and "Lights," along with TWICE's Korean hit "I Can't Stop Me," were certified platinum after exceeding 100 million streams.
Meanwhile, BTS' "Spring Day" and TWICE's "The Feels" both acquired gold certifications after they reached 50 million streams.
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Aside from that, ITZY also earned two gold certifications for their hits "ICY" and "DALLA DALLA."
Moreover, BTS' B-Side "Blue & Grey" receives silver certification after reaching 30 million streams along with TWICE's "BETTER," "I WANT YOU BACK," "Perfect World," and BLACKPINK's "FOREVER YOUNG."
BTS Gets Nominations at iHeartRadio Music Awards
Last January 27, BTS was nominated for three categories at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, one of the American popular music awards ceremonies.
According to the nomination list announced by the American online radio station iHeart Radio, BTS was nominated for the "Best Duo / Group of the Year," along with global stars such as Silk Sonic, Maroon 5, AJR, and Dan & Shay.
In addition, BTS was nominated for the "Best Music Video" category with "Butter," which topped the Billboard singles chart, and "Best Fan Corps."
Last year, BTS was nominated in three categories and won two awards in the "Best Music Video" and "Best Fan Corps" categories.
In the case of the "Best Fan Corps" award given to the best fandom, attention is focused on whether it will bring home the award for five consecutive years until this year, as ARMY occupied it for four consecutive years from 2018.
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In particular, Seongdeuk Son, the performance director of Big Hit Music, who made the choreography for "Dynamite" last year, also won the trophy in the "Favorite Music Video Choreography "category.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards started in 2014 as an awards ceremony hosted by iHeartRadio, an American online radio station. This year's awards ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on March 22 and will be broadcast live on Fox Channel.
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