South Korean boy group BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan), one of the most record-breaking bands in the world, creates a new record in Guinness World Records to its Hall of Fame in 2022, announced Thursday, September 2.
THE BOYS ARE IN THE BOOK ?
Congratulations to @bts_twt who have a spread in the upcoming #GWR2022 book!
After breaking countless records throughout 2021, they have also cemented their place in the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame ?
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) September 1, 2021
According to the Guinness World Records, “BTS have collected a jaw-dropping 23 Guinness World Records titles across music and social media, an amazing result achieved also thanks to the enthusiasm of their fans, the ARMY.”
The book record marked the band as the most streamed boy group on Spotify, with 16.3 billion as of April 27. Also, the group has the most followed on Instagram with over 48 million followers.
In 2017, BTS with their global dominance claimed their first Billboard Music Awards and since then continues to break records around the world.
Their ever-famous singles Dynamite, Butter, Mic Drop feat Steve Aoki, and By With Luv feat Halsey have made the group be in the spotlight since its release.
With this, other personalities have joined the band of prominent hall of famers including environment activist, Greta Thunberg, gymnast Simone Biles, Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and more.
The group is composed of seven members including Jungkook, Jimin, J-hope, Suga, Jin, V, and RM also holds the most tickets sold for a live stream concert, with 7,56,000 in total.
The Guinness World Record 2022 book is now available for pre-order at selected retailers or you can grab a copy at guinnessworldrecords.com.
Watch the #GWR2022 snippets of Hall of Famers here:
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/products/books/guinness-world-records-2022/reveal, https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/hall-of-fame/BTS-best-selling-album-in-South-Korea
