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BTS Receives Platinum Certification from Japan and UK

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  • 2021-08-23


Top idol group BTS received Platinum certification from the British and Japanese Record Associations, respectively.

According to the status of certified works announced by the Recording Association of Japan on the 24th, BTS' digital single 'Butter' has been replayed over 100 million times and has been added to the list of certified works.
'Butter' was certified platinum in 72 days from May 21st, making it the shortest record in the history of the Recording Association of Japan to receive platinum certification. In addition, BTS is the only foreign artist to receive platinum certification in July.
The Recording Association of Japan classifies songs into Silver (more than 30 million times), Gold (more than 50 million times), Platinum (more than 100 million times), and Diamond (more than 500 million times) according to the cumulative number of plays of songs, and each month, through the official website, Publish certified works.
Meanwhile, the British Record Industry Association also announced on the 21st (local time) that BTS' digital single 'Dynamite', which sold over 600,000 through the official website and SNS, was added to the platinum list.
'Dynamite', which was released simultaneously around the world on August 21, 2020, received a lot of love in the UK. After entering the UK's Official Chart Singles Top 100 at #3, the song continued to gain popularity and was certified as Platinum by the British Record Industry Association.
According to the British Record Industry Association, the number of digital downloads, the number of streaming, and the number of physical album sales, etc., are combined and divided into silver (over 200,000), gold (over 400,000), platinum (over 600,000), and multi-platinum (over 1.2 million). 
Written by Yoon Sang GeunTranslated by Lee So Yun
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