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From the very start, K-pops always had America in mind.
The song received little promotion beyond a lawsuit from the Shakur estate.
1on the Billboard 200 last month, knocking Post Malone from his perch.
BTS took some time to figure it out, too.
The difference, in this case, was Bang Si-hyuk.
While most K-pop production then had a somewhat dated charm, this EP sounded contemporary by any measure.
(The song has just one other line in English: What am I doing with my life?)
Just as crucial were the updates to the bands visual aesthetic.
The single most important holdover from their early days was the group members SNS presence.
7 on the Billboard 200, with the Mic Drop remix reaching No.
28 on the Hot 100 singles chart) and last monthsLove Yourself: Tear(No.
1, with lead single Fake Love debuting at No.
In that, they are not alone.
The groups been iterating on the series core principles, and commercial success, ever since.
After 2015, it seems like almost every K-pop boy band has spent time considering BTSs example.
This is the story, then, of how seven young men managed to reach No.
