LAST September 2, in-announce ng Guinness World Records na ang K-pop superstars and Grammy nominees na BTS ay pasok na sa 2022 Hall of Fame dahil sa nagawa ng South Korean boy group na 23 world records.

“At the moment of writing the group holds a staggering 23 world records, making them one of the most successful bands in the history of Guinness World Records,” ayon sa representative.

“Culturally, BTS jumping from strength to strength aided a global rediscovery of South Korean society. Their popularity grew hand in hand with a general awareness and passion for ‘K-culture,’ which spread across the web like wildfire. It’s hard to determine if the rise of trends such as K-beauty and K-dramas is a consequence or a cause of BTS’ ever-growing popularity, but one thing is for sure: the country is, now more than ever, one of the global trendsetters,” dagdag pa.

“The barriers BTS overcame – cultural, linguistic, and within the music industry – and the way they unified so many people across the world with the sheer power of their art is, and will continue to be, an inspiration,” ayon pa rin sa Guinness, na nagpahayag na ang BTS ay makikita o mababasa sa Guinness World Records 2022 sa mga pahina na 212 at 213.

Narito ang naitala na 23 Guinness World Records ng BTS:

BTS MUSIC RECORDS

1. First K-pop act to reach No.1 on the US albums chart – First Place – June 2, 2018
2. First K-pop act to reach No.1 on the US Artist 100 – First Place- June 2, 2018
3. First K-pop group to reach the Top 10 on the US singles chart – First Place – June 2, 2018
4. Highest annual earnings for a K-Pop band (current year) – $50 million – June 1, 2020
5. Most viewers for a music concert live stream on a bespoke platform – 756,000 – June 24, 2020
6. Most tickets sold for a livestreamed concert (current year) – 756,000 tickets – June 14, 2020
7. Most weeks at No.1 on Billboard’s Social 50 chart – 189 weeks – August 1, 2020
8. Most “daesang” (“grand prize”) awards won at the Mnet Asian Music Awards – 13 total number – December 6, 2020
9. Best-selling album in South Korea – 4,440,818 units sold – March 1, 2021
10. Most Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards won by a music group – 5 total number – March 13, 2021
11. Most weeks on the US Hot 100 by a K-pop track – 32 weeks – April 10, 2021
12. Most weeks at No.1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart- 18 weeks – April 10, 2021
13. Most streamed act on Spotify (group) – 16,300,000,000 total number – April 27, 2021

BTS SOCIAL MEDIA RECORDS

14. Most Twitter engagements (average retweets) for a music group – 422,228 engagements – April 29, 2019
15. Most Twitter engagements (average retweets) – 422,228 engagements – April 29, 2019
16. Fastest time to reach one million followers on TikTok – 3 hours 31 min – Sept. 25, 2019
17. Most viewed YouTube video in 24 hours – 101,100,000 views – Aug. 22, 2020
18. Most followers on Instagram for a music group – 40,220,226 – April 22, 2021 GUINNESS

WORLD RECORDS BROKEN BY BTS’ “BUTTER”

19. Most streamed track on Spotify in the first 24 hours – 11,042,335 streams – May 21, 2021
20. Most viewers for the premiere of a music video on YouTube – 3,900,000 total number – May 21, 2021
21. Most viewers for the premiere of a video on YouTube – 3,900,000 views – May 21, 2021
22. Most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours – 108,200,000 times – May 22, 2021
23. Most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours by a K-pop group – 108,200,000 – May 22, 2021

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HABANG nagti-taping ang cast ng longest action-drama series na FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano na pinagbibidahan ni Coco Martin  sa  mala-palasyong  bahay ni Mayor Chavit Singson sa tabing dagat sa Narvacan, Ilocos Sur  na halos katulad ng mga nagsisipaglakihang  bahay ng mga sikat na Hollywood personalities sa California, ang masipag  at galanteng alkalde naman  ay nasa South Korea  ngayon upang mag-invest ng tumataginting na 100 million dollars sa nasabing bansa.

Katatapos lang pumirma si Mayor Chavit ng memorandum of understanding para sa 1.7 billion dollars resort development project.

Kasama ng butihing mayor dito  ang Gangwon Province government, East coast Free Economic Zone Authority, Korea Investment & Securities Co. at Hyundai  Asset Management Co.

Kasali sa proyektong ito ang pagpapatayo ng resort centers at ocean complexes sa Donghae City, nasa 260 km silangang bahagi ang layo mula sa Seoul.

Plano rin ng LCS Group na pinamumunuan ni Mayor Singson ang bumili ng mga properties para sa mga sarili nitong business doon.

Ang LCS group ang pinakaunang Philippine company na mag-invest para sa real estate development project sa bansang South Korea.

Pagdating dito sa Pilipinas, ang group of companies ni Mayor Chavit ay nakatutok sa mining, transportation, defense, logistics at telecommunication towers.

Bukod sa pag-invest ng madiskarteng mayor sa South Korea, tinututukan din ngayon ni  Mayor Singson ang pagpapalagay ng solar panel para sa bagong parking lot ng  public market sa bayan ng Narvacan na kanyang pinamumunuan.

Ang solar panel ang pagmumulan ng supply ng kuryente para sa charging stations ng electric jeepneys sa nasabing lugar.

(ROHN ROMULO)