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Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey (stylized as MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~THE JOURNEY~) is the fourth Japanese and eighth overall studio album by South Korean boy band BTS.The band's first full-length Japanese offering in two years since Face Yourself (2018), the album was released on July 14, 2020, through Universal Music Japan and Big Hit Entertainment.
[3] [4] [5] A ballad number, [4] "Film Out" was eventually revealed as the opening track on BTS' then upcoming Japanese-language compilation album, BTS, the Best; the album was released in June. [6] [7] The song was released for digital download and streaming in various countries on April 2, through Universal Music Japan. [8]
In March 2021, "Stay Gold" became BTS' first Japanese song—second song overall after "Dynamite"—to surpass 100 million on-demand streams in Japan. BTS is the first foreign artist in the chart's history to have two songs achieve this. [36] In the United States, "Stay Gold" debuted at number one on the World Digital Song Sales chart. [37]
[72] [73] [74] The music video is the fastest in YouTube history to cross the 200 million mark, in just four days and twelve hours after release, [75] [76] and the fastest by a music group to surpass 400 million views, doing so on September 26, 35 days after release. [77]
The video received over 71.6 million views in its first 24 hours of release to become the fifth-most viewed YouTube video within that period at the time. [27] Just over two days later, it became BTS' 27th music video to surpass 100 million views, extending the band's record as the Korean artist with the most music videos over 100 million views ...
The band's first all-English language track debuted on Aug. 21
The record marked BTS's first original Japanese single in two years since "Crystal Snow" (2017). [2] It was also the band's first Japanese single in four years to receive a music video, after "For You" (2015). [3] "Lights" was written by Sunny Boy, Yohei and its producer UTA. The song was mixed by D.O.I, who also served as studio personnel. [4]
The album sold over 2.65 million copies in its first six hours and a record-breaking 3.37 million copies in its first week, achieving the highest first week sales in Hanteo Chart history and surpassing their previous record of 2.13 million copies with Map of the Soul: Persona; it outsold the next nineteen best-selling albums of 2020 combined.