South Korean songs claim second place among Billboard Hot 100 non-English top 10 hits
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Six of the eight Korean songs on the chart are from globally popular K-pop group BTS.
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The Korean language is the second most dominant language among the non-English songs that have reached the top 10 of the United States-centred Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Thirty-five songs were recorded either entirely or mostly in a non-English language, since the record chart was introduced in 1958, said the US music magazine on its website last Wednesday.
Out of the 35 songs, 19 are in Spanish, followed by eight songs in Korean. There are three German songs, two French and Italian songs each, and one Japanese song on the music chart.
Six of the eight South Korean songs are from K-pop supergroup BTS. They are Fake Love, Boy With Luv, On, Life Goes On, My Universe – a collaboration single with British rock band Coldplay – and Like Crazy, member Jimin’s solo song.
The other two songs are Psy’s global hits Gangnam Style and Gentleman.
