BTS “Billboard chart manipulation? A target for the boy group with high fan loyalty… It’s not right”

US Billboard released an interview with BTS on the 26th (local time).

While BTS’ English singles ‘Butter’ and ‘Permission to dance’ topped the ‘Hot 100’, the main single chart, Billboard said that fans of American pop stars Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Ripper insist “BTS’s fan, ARMY, is manipulating the chart rankings.” Billboard directly asked about allegations. “It’s a fair question,” said RM, a leader of BTS. “If there’s any talk about what the No. 1 song should represent on the Billboard, it’s up to Billboard to change the rules and make streaming more important to the rankings.” “I don’t know if it’s right to push our fans or us who ranked first through actual sales and downloads. “Because we are a boy band and a K-pop group and have high fan loyalty, we seem to be an easy target.” Shin Young-jae, president of Big Hit Music, also asked if Hive is using fans to manipulate the charts, “How great would it be if we could actually control those things?” “I know that the development of the music market related to BTS is incomprehensible to some people.” However, I don’t think the U.S. market can easily top the list just by downloading. “In many ways, the influence of the song has emerged and I am proud of that achievement.”

Source: www.hankyung.com