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Jaw dropping record of BTS continues.

BTS 'Butter' topped at the Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks in a row.

And the song worked with Ed Sheeran topped at the Hot 100.

Now, it remains to be seen how long the butter and Permission to Dance craze will last.

We will  talk about the meaning of BTS' long-term dominance on the Billboard chart and the future prospects of the group.

Music critic, Kim Young-dae, is with us.

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1. BTS’s 'Butter', recorded a 7 consecutive week no. 1 on the billboard chart, and their new single 'Permission to Dance' already hit 100 million views on Youtube.

2. What programs are we looking forward to in the second half of 2021?

3. Director Kim Gi-Young's unreleased posthumous work, in which Yoon Yo-jung plays the leading role, will be released.

4. The much awaited special episode of Kingdom is coming soon- it will be released on Netflix.

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1. Celebrities in South Korea increase presence on Youtube!

2. Cannes Film Festival 2021 is launching on the 6th, after cancellation of its physical edition last year.

Korean actor Song Kang-ho will attend the festival as a member of the competition jury, while seasoned actor Lee Byung-hun will present an award at the closing ceremony.

3. K-Art is reaching all regions of the world, showing off Korean culture in various forms, from travel art exhibitions to museums and festivals. 

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1. BTS tops Billboard Hot 100 for 5th straight week with 'Butter'.

2. Going strong on multiple music streaming charts is 'MSG wannabe', a project group formed on the reality show "Hangout with Yoo".

3. The music scene in South Korea carefully launches a post-COVID-19 mass outdoor concert.

4. Oldies but goodies of K-drama returns on YouTube for Gen-Z and on cable for the "oldies".

5. Summer is the season for horror films, from the 6th installment of 'Whispering Corridors' to a 3rd of 'The Conjuring'.

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1. Female writers have taken the lead in the publishing industry for the last decade.

2. Brave Girls are back with a fierce new single 'Chi Mat Ba Ram', with its summery music video gaining 200,000 views.

3. The Tripitaka Koreana, a collection of Buddhist scriptures carved on more than 80,000 wooden printing blocks, has been open to the public for the first time in 770 years, and is being received with amazement.

1. Different forms of 'zoning out' has become the go-to stress reliever for those suffering from COVID-19 stress, from zoning out in front of a campfire, into the sea, or even into the forest.

2. Is K-ballet next? Korean ballerinos and ballerinas are becoming highly recognized around the world, even raising rank at the pretigious Paris Opera Ballet.

3. The rice cake making and sharing tradition, key to South Korean culture, has become an intangible cultural asset recognized by the Cultural Heritage Administration.  

- This time it's K-Granny! 'Wassup K-Grandma' is an entertainment show version of 'Minari' telling the stories of non-Korean grandchildren and their countryside grandmothers.

- A new pop-up Korean restaurant run by guests from the Finland installment of "Welcome, First Time in Korea?" re-visiting Korea!

- Joint project of JYP and P Nation, the latest audition reality show 'LOUD' premiered to 9% viewership.

- The quality of food at KPOP management company cafeterias draws attention. 

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- BTS won all 4 awards that they were nominated for at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, with their mega hit single track "Dynamite": Top Selling Song, Top Song Sales Artist (first time win), Top Duo/Group (second time win) and Top Social Artist (fifth consecutive year win).