BTS Named One Of US Weekly's Most Influential Celebrities On Social Media
Date: October 21, 2017
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BTS is ranked No. 14 on US Weekly's Most Influential Celebrities On Social Media list. BTS is the only Asian act to make the list. US Weekly highlighted some of BTS's achievements this year, which included topping Billboard's Social 50 chart for over 30 weeks and winning the Top Social Artist award at the Billboard Music Awards.
The Korean pop group beat heavyweights Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande in the category, after their super dedicated fans helped them win the award by tweeting the hashtag #BTSBBMAS more than 300 million times. The group also won the global award for influence on social media at the 9th Shorty Awards in April 2017.
β US Weekly