BTS, who has been conveying the message "LOVE YOURSELF" to the world through music, has

released an album and signaled the start of a new story.

On the 13th local time, BTS made their stage debut of the new

album title track "작은 것들을 위한 시(Boy With Lov)" on America's popular show "Saturday Night Live (SNL)."

Hollywood actor Emma Stone, who appeared as the host on the show, said, "Today's guest is BTS,"

and the fans' cheers followed.

Emma Stone publicly announced her status as a K-POP fan in a past interview,

and on the show, she expressed her excitement, saying, "I can't believe BTS is right in front of me."

Furthermore, fans formed a long line in front of the NBC studio that broadcasted the show, starting five days prior to receive tickets on a first-come, first-served basis,

showing the fervent popularity of BTS even in America.

Immediately after the new album was released last week on the 12th, global music charts were filled with BTS's new songs.

The new album "MAP OF SOUL: PERSONA" ranked No. 1 on the "Top Album Chart" in 86 regions, including America, Russia, and Brazil,

and the title track entered the "Top Song Chart" in 67 regions.

On the American charts, not only the title track but all 7収録曲 (included songs) entered the Top 10.

In Korea, the server for the mobile application of the largest domestic music site, "Melon," crashed.

Access surged from 6 PM on the 12th when the new album was released, and the mobile app was inaccessible for 1 hour and 45 minutes.

The situation continued the next day, the 13th, with the app being inaccessible for about 2 hours.

Melon explained, "Due to the surge in access caused by the release of music from an artist drawing significant global attention, there was more access than anticipated, leading to a disruption."

On the 13th, during their stay in New York, BTS shared episodes from the new album production process on VLIVE.

V introduced the series by saying, "If the "LOVE YOURSELF" series was a message that 'loving myself is the beginning of true love,' then this series is about 'wanting to understand you.'"

RM continued, "It felt surreal to be in a studio in Namyangju with Halsey, who featured on the album."

Jimin conveyed, "I'm happy to be able to meet you all with the new album."

CNN reported on this day, "BTS! A massive hit since The Beatles, BTS's new album is expected to dominate global music charts."

After holding a press conference in Seoul on the 17th, BTS will begin their activities in Korea.

And starting next month, they will embark on the first stadium world tour by a Korean singer in 8 cities worldwide, kicking off in Los Angeles, USA.

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.