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They won the "New Artist of the Year" award at the MelOn Music Awards just after their debut.
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BTS had crossed into the global music market and led the Korean Wave into the United States, becoming the first Korean ensemble to receive a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for their single "Mic Drop".
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The first act from South Korea to top the Billboard 200 with their studio album Love Yourself: Tear.
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BTS was the second best-selling artists worldwide across multiple media platforms, second only to Drake.
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BTS was invited to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Time magazine named BTS one of the 100 most influential people of the year, labeling them the "Princes of Pop". Billboard executive Silvio Pietroluongo compared the group's influence to that of the Beatles.
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BTS became the first non-western and non-English speaking artist to be named IFPI's Global Recording Artist of the Year.
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Time magazine named BTS's company: Hybe, one of the 100 most influential companies of the year and it said in parenthesis: "With a little help from BTS".
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BTS visited US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination.
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BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history according to the Circle Chart, having sold in excess of 40 million albums.