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# BTS Is First K-Pop Artist To Pass 5 Billion Spotify Streams
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/bts-is-first-k-pop-artist-to-pass-5-billion-spotify-streams/
- Published: 2019-04-14T16:41:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-04-14T16:41:00.000Z
- Description: BTS has released its new album, MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA today and Spotify is confirming that they are now the first K-Pop group and first artist from Asia to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/04/bts-is-first-k-pop-artist-to-pass-5-billion-spotify-streams.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Major Labels, Music Business, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, BTS, DIY, DIY musicians, Google, indie, K-Pop, Korea, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![Teen-party-teen-bts](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a47b663b200d-200wi "Teen-party-teen-bts")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a47b663b200d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)BTS has released its new album, MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA today and Spotify is confirming that they are now the first K-Pop group and first artist from Asia to surpass 5 billion streams on the platform.BTS also has an impressive 10 million followers on Spotify. Their hit song ‘FAKE LOVE’ – Spotify’s most streamed K-Pop track of 2018 – has over 219 million streams.The group has also dedicated a special Spotify playlist of their favorite music to their fans – AKA the ARMY. For the next seven days, the BTS boys will take control of Spotify’s [Teen arty](https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX1N5uK98ms5p?si=ulhTen3ISz6ofqrJHTu81Q&ref=hypebot.com) playlist, selecting songs from around the world that has inspired them.