Elsewhere in the world , the genre has rapidly grown in success , especially after Psy 's " Gangnam Style " music video was the first Korean YouTube video to reach one billion views , achieving widespread coverage in mainstream media . As of April 2019 , the video has 3.3 billion views . Several failed attempts have been made by entertainment companies to break into the English-language market , including BoA , Wonder Girls , Girls ' Generation , and CL . BTS won Top Social Artist at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards in 2017 , making them the first K-pop group to win a BBMA . Their performance of the song " DNA " at the American Music Awards , the first AMA performance by a K-pop group , also led to the song peaking at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The following year , BTS became the first K-pop group to reach number 1 on the Billboard 200 with '' Love Yourself : Tear . '' '' Map of the Soul : Persona '' later became the best-selling album ever in South Korea , with more than 3.2 million sales in less than a month . On May 15 , 2019 , BTS also kicked off Good Morning America 's ' Summer Concert Series ' on the same day as headliners at Central Park in Manhattan
2017 Billboard Music Awards
2017 Billboard Music Awards
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