TWICE and BTS have also taken over Japan.
Just recently, Billboard Japan announced the 2018 mid-year rankings including 'Top Artists', 'Hot 100', 'Hot Albums', and more.
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The 'Top Artists' list is based on the artist's radio play count, download, streaming, YouTube views in Japan, and other criteria.
Popular K-Pop groups, TWICE and BTS, overcame other top J-Pop artists and snagged #2 and #3 on the 'Top Artists' list, respectively. They're also the only K-Pop stars on the ranking.
Both TWICE and BTS have actively promoted in Japan with Japanese albums.
Not only that, TWICE ranked #7 on the 'Hot 100' with "Candy Pop" while BTS ranked #10 on the same chart with "MIC DROP". BTS also ranked #7 on the 'Hot Albums' list with 'Face Yourself'.
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