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Track Record · 2016–2018

BTS and the first

The first K-pop group in history to achieve a Top 40 pop radio entry in the United States.

What happened

1stFirst K-pop group ever at U.S. Top 40 pop radio
5B+"MIC Drop" Remix — Top 20 at U.S. radio, 5B+ streams worldwide
2017Billboard Social Media Award, a defining moment of the U.S. breakthrough
2017Time — 25 Most Influential People on the Internet

"MIC Drop" Remix, with Steve Aoki and Desiigner, was A&R'd by Eshy Gazit. "The Truth Untold" and "Waste It On Me" also sit among his A&R credits.

The press that came with it

Billboard's "The Year Pop Went Global: What 'Despacito' and BTS Meant in 2017" quotes Eshy Gazit. In February 2018 Billboard ran a BTS package featuring eight different covers. Time named the group among its 25 Most Influential People on the Internet in 2017.

Why it matters to your project

Breaking America takes more than one viral moment. It takes U.S. radio relationships, press in outlets like Billboard and Rolling Stone, late-night and morning-show bookings, playlist placements and the right collaborations, all timed correctly. This is the campaign that proved the playbook.

Questions

What exactly was LUSIVEX's role?

Eshy Gazit led the U.S. work behind these firsts, including A&R on "MIC Drop" Remix, "The Truth Untold" and "Waste It On Me".

Can the same playbook work for a newer act?

The components are the same; the timing is what changes. That assessment is the first conversation.

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