History Awesome / BTS

** The album becoming the group's 5th #1 album catches up to a record for the fastest group to have that many #1 albums consecutively... which was held by none other than ''The Beatles.''

** According to [[https://twitter.com/chartdata/status/1333611068690735105?s=20 the account chartdata]], this all also made them the first group in history to simultaneously top the Hot 100, Billboard 200 and Artist 100 charts. Not only that, but they also topped Social 50 and Digital Song Sales at the same time, all of this with both ''BE'' and "Life Goes On" on the top. This resulted in a brand new achievement dubbed a BAK, or "Billboard all Kill" similar to [=PAKs=] on Korean charts.

** According to [[https://twitter.com/chartdata/status/1333611068690735105?s=20 the account chartdata]], this all also made them the first group in history to simultaneously top the Hot 100, Billboard 200 and Artist 100 charts.

** The album becoming the group's 5th #1 album catches up to a record for the fastest group to have that many #1 albums consecutively...which was held by none other than ''The Beatles.''

** The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and along with "Life Goes On", it marks the first time a Korean artist had both an album and a track debut at #1 on Hot 100 at the same time.

** Also on Spotify, the album debuted with over 42 million streams on the first day.

* Fallon and ''Series/TheTonightShow'' keeps giving BTS more and more opportunities to amaze audiences, and BTS keeps delivering. They ''shut down Grand Central Terminal'' in New York City [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZh-w2nysuI for a performance of "ON"]]. Joined by Sierra Lalau and dancers from The Lab, they showcase their incredible vocals and choreography in one of their most iconic American performances.

* In Fall of 2020, BTS received the General James A. Van Fleet Award, which is awarded to Korean or American citizens who have contributed greatly to Korean-American relations. Not only are they the youngest ever recipients of the award by far, but are also the first musicians to do so.

** Day Five bookended BTS week with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPi7cQGNqcM "Dynamite"]] in a roller skate rink, not only invoking the 70s feel of the track, but also the fun and energy that brought it its success.

** Day Three was an atmospheric rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1-sFn-j5D0 "Black Swan"]] in a beautiful set that looks like abandoned ruins of a church or temple with soft daylight.

** Day One was a nighttime performance of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFkjMNXfpY "IDOL"]] at the stunning Gyeongbok Palace, with BTS in a modern version of hanbok.

** Day Two was a rare live performance of [[https://youtu.be/2rcKpY-4QBI "HOME"]], with a seemingly simple concept of the members hanging out at home taking place in an elaborate set, featuring TheOner sections and SugarWiki/SpecialEffectsOfAwesome involving a mirror and a rotating room - all while showcasing the members' vocals and rap from one of BTS' best sidetracks.

** Day One was a nighttime performance of "IDOL" at the stunning Gyeongbok Palace, with BTS in a modern version of hanbok.

*** When "Dynamite" came back at #1, BTS also reached #1 in both of Billboard' Global 200 chart and Global 200 (excluding the US) chart, becoming the first act to top all three simultaneously.

** It became the fastest video on {{YouTube}} to reach 100M views, and also managed to reach 101M views in 24 hours.
** It was also the fastest video to reach 10M views, which happened only ''20 minutes'' after it was released. Its premiere was also the most viewed on {{YouTube}}.
** Aside from YouTube, it also managed to reach #1 in streams in 95 countries, and was the fastest song to achieve that.

** It gave them the title of the first Korean (and Asian) act in history to debut at #1 in Billboard [=Hot100=].

** BTS themselves broke Adele's record of most #1s on iTunes (with 'Hello') with Black Swan, which currently holds 105 #1s. They broken this record again with their Japanese release 'Your Eyes Tell,' (written and produced by Jungkook) which became the fastest song to reach 107 #1s ever.
** V's solo OST 'Sweet Night' for the k-drama ''Itaewon Class'' broke the record for most #1s, beating his own group's 'Black Swan' and as of August 2020 holds the most #1s period, at ''115''.