Aju Business Daily

  SEOUL -- "Black Swan," the pre-released song included in BTS' new album "MAP OF THE SOUL : 7" to be released on February 21, rose to the No. 57 spot in Billboard Hot 100, a weekly chart listing 100 popular songs.

Black Swan was pre-released on January 17 and its music video was watched 25,700,322 times in 11 days.

As BTS is gearing up for its comeback, global fans' anticipation has reached its peak. DREAMUS COMPANY, the distributor of BTS' new album, said last week that more than 3.42 million pre-orders were made at home and abroad between January 9 and 15. The album has topped the list of best sellers in Amazon's CD and Vinyl category.

As part of comeback promotions, BTS has launched a month-long campaign involving 22 renowned artists to exhibit artworks in London, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Seoul and New York from January through March 27, BTS runs a project called "Connect, BTS".