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BTS 'ARIRANG' Achieves Three Consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1s—K-pop Breakthrough

BTS's 'ARIRANG' held the Billboard 200 summit for three consecutive weeks as of April 18, a K-pop first. The album represents the 23rd chart-topper by K-pop artists in eight years.

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