”BTS” and ”Butter” top the ”Combined Singles Ranking” of Japan's Oricon Reiwa Ranking...A new record for a foreign artist

"BTS" has set another new record in Japan. According to the "Reiwa (Reiwa Former Years to 5) Ranking" announced by Japan Oricon on the 12th, "BTS" has set another new record in Japan.
The single CD "Butter," released in July 2019, rose to number one in the "Combined Single Ranking" by work sales category.
This ranking was calculated based on sales figures in Japan from May 2019 to January 2024.
This is the first time that a foreign artist has topped the Oricon Reiwa Ranking's "Combined Singles Ranking."
The single CD "Butter" includes the song of the same name released by "BTS" in May 2021 and the new song "Permission to
The album includes "Dance" and two instrumental versions. The album was streamed over 3.2 million times and digitally during the ranking period.
The single sales volume of "Butter" and "The Japanese Mixed Band" reached 230,000, earning a total of 3,434,886 points. The works that received more than 3 million points in this ranking are "Butter" and "The Japanese Mixed Band".
The only two are "Yoru ni Kakeru" released by the band "YOASOBI" in 2019 and "Yoru ni Kakeru" released by the band "YOASOBI" in 2019. "BTS" has surpassed "YOASOBI", which is considered a popular Japanese artist, to rank in the "combined singles".
In addition, BTS' single "Dynamite" released in August 2020 also ranked first in the "Music Ranking" with 2,897,165 points.
In addition to the song of the same name and an instrumental version, "Dynamite" also includes Acoustic, EDM, Tropical, Poolside, and more.
Four remix tracks were recorded, including "e."