'BTS Radio' Breaks 2022 Apple Music Record

Becoming the biggest show of the year.

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BTS Radio: Past & Present has set a brand new Apple Music record for 2022.

The platform confirmed the news on Twitter, announcing that BTS “broke the record for biggest show of the year with their debut episode of #BTSRadio on Apple Music 1.” The specifics of the feat were not revealed, however.

The three-part series chronicles the K-pop group’s rise to fame in and out and of Korea, diving into both their beginnings and the creation of their hits. “We wanted to use this radio show to celebrate nine years of BTS with you guys and with our ARMY all over the world,” RM said in a previous statement.

“Every episode is dedicated to you,” he continued. “And we wanted to share the BTS songs that help tell our story.”

BTS Radio: Past & Present series airs weekly and leads up to the release of their upcoming anthology album Poof, which drops June 10.

In other BTS news, the group visited President Biden at the White House to close out AANHPI month.

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