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Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: BTS’ “Swim” Just Tied Their Own Unbelievable Record on This Billboard Global Chart · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: When BTS went on its hiatus so the guys could
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  Speaker 2: serve their mandatory military service in South Korea, there was
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  Speaker 2: concern that the three years away might dim the intensity
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  Speaker 2: of the global fandom.
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  Speaker 3: But no, that is not the case at all.
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  Speaker 4: Their single Swim just logged in its eighth week at
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  Speaker 4: number one on Billboard's Global excluding US chart, which looks
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  Speaker 4: at the entire planet minus the States.
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  Speaker 5: Which actually matches their previous best, which was in twenty
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  Speaker 5: twenty with Dynamite.
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  Speaker 2: And eight weeks is insanely impressive. In fact, BTS are
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  Speaker 2: the only artist to ever do it, and they've done
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  Speaker 2: it twice. Taylor Bad, Buddy, Black Pink all tied for
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  Speaker 2: the second longest runs, having singles top it for four weeks.
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  Speaker 4: Twice as long as anybody else on two separate occasions.
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  Speaker 5: That is so impressive.
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  Speaker 3: Will BTS break their own record next week?
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  Speaker 2: We will see Swim is out now, that's direct from Hollywood.