With 'Dynamite', BTS becomes 1st South Korean artiste to top Billboard Hot 100

K-pop sensation BTS has become the first South Korean act to rule the top US singles chart with its English-language hit 'Dynamite', industry tracker Billboard announced on Aug 31. Photo: AFP

BTS became the first South Korean artiste to land at No.1 on Billboard's main singles chart in the United States on Monday (Aug 31).

"BTS achieves its first No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, as 'Dynamite' debuts at the summit," Billboard reported Monday, one day before its chart will be refreshed.