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BTS’ ‘The Planet’ Dominates Oricon Singles Charts, Spotify Global Chart

BTS is once again dominating the charts with their latest single. ‘The Planet’, the opening theme for the new animated series “BASTIONS”, is taking over the global Oricon and Spotify charts.

BTS Rules Over iTunes, Oricon, and Spotify With ‘BASTIONS’ Opening Theme

Back in April, “BASTIONS” confirmed that BTS will perform the opening theme for the new show. It didn’t take long before fans were anticipating the new track. On May 12, BTS finally dropped ‘The Planet’. The official music video features the characters from the animated series performing a dance cover.

The song was an instant hit. ‘The Planet’ immediately took the No. 1 spot on iTunes Top Songs charts in numerous countries across the globe just hours after its release.

Not surprisingly, the new song has been doing great since its release. BIGHIT MUSIC officially announced that ‘The Planet’ debuted at No. 1 on Oricon’s daily digital singles chart in Japan. Additionally, it debuted at No. 19 on Spotify’s Global Top Songs chart. The “BASTIONS” opening theme reportedly racked up 2,956,589 streams on the platform in just one day.

BTS joins several K-pop acts in the “BASTIONS” soundtrack. The soundtrack includes LE SSERAFIM, Brave Girls, Heize, AleXa, Seo J, Kang Min Seo, and P. Cassady.

BTS Announce New Book

‘The Planet’ is expected to be BTS’ last song featuring all members in the next few years due to Jin and J-Hope’s recent military enlistment. Luckily, fans can still look forward to more content later this year.

It was previously confirmed that BTS is releasing their own book. “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS” will be structured as “an oral history of” the group’s story and is written by journalist Kang Myeongseok and the seven members of the group. Anton Hur is responsible for the English translation, in collaboration with Clare Richards and Slin Jung.

‘Bastions’ follows a group of rookie heroes who work to find the villains who are damaging the environment. As they discover the mysterious identity of a hidden villain and protect the earth, the characters will grow into true heroes. The series premiered on May 14, 2023.

Meanwhile, “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS” is currently available for pre-order and will be released on July 9, 2023.

BTS To Perform Opening Theme of Korean Animated Series ‘Bastions’

BTS is making music for an exciting new project. The supergroup will perform the opening theme for ‘Bastions’, an upcoming South Korean animated series.

BTS Confirmed To Perform ‘Bastions’ Opening Theme

The ‘Bastions’ YouTube channel dropped a teaser for the show’s opening sequence. It features some of the characters from the animated series showing off their dance moves. The teaser also offers a snippet of the opening theme performed by BTS.

BTS joins several K-pop acts in the ‘Bastions’ soundtrack. The soundtrack includes LE SSERAFIM, Brave Girls, Heize, AleXa, Seo J, Kang Min Seo, and P. Cassady. The songs have not yet been officially revealed. Stay tuned for more updates on this story.

The opening theme for the animated show will be the first group effort for BTS this year. Their most recent group song “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” was released in June 2022 as part of the anthology album ‘PROOF’.

‘Bastions’ Opening Theme Might Be Last BTS Group Effort For Some Time

The new song might be BTS’ last group effort for some time now that two members have confirmed their military enlistment. Jin was the first BTS member to enlist back in December 2022 after releasing his debut single “The Astronaut” in October. Although he has just dropped the new single “On The Street” with J. Cole, j-hope is already preparing for military service starting April 18.

The other members Suga, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook have not yet addressed their own enlistment. Min Yoon Gi is currently set to begin his first official solo world tour while Kim Nam Joon is planning to release a second solo album. Park Jimin released his debut solo album ‘Face’ in March while Kim Taehyung appeared in the cooking-travel series “Jinny’s Kitchen”. Finally, Jeon Jungkook was the first South Korean artist to sing an official theme for the World Cup and perform at an opening ceremony for the event in 2022.