BTS Makes History: "Arirang" Earns Platinum in Italy, a K-Pop First

BTS just made history as the first K-pop act ever to earn an album certification in Italy, with their fifth studio album "Arirang" awarded Platinum status by FIMI for 50,000 units. It's an upgrade on their earlier Gold certifications for "Be" and "Proof" there. "Arirang" is also still going strong on the Billboard 200 at number 57, extending its run to 32 straight weeks, while the title track "Swim" sits at number 33 on the Global 200 as the world tour rolls on. Meanwhile, RESCENE is making their own history as the first Korean girl group song featured in a Disney film, with "With" playing over the end credits of Hex: Kingdom of Witches, and the track hit number one on Melon's Top 100 just two hours after release. Plus, NWYMD's "French Kissing" earns another music show win with 800,000+ first-week sales, NCT Wish sells out Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome from pre-sale alone, Netflix's "Part-Time Honey" scares its way into the global non-English top ten, and Na Hong-jin's "Hope" posts the year's biggest Korean opening in France.