BTS' 'Mic Drop' stays on Billboard Hot 100 for 9th straight week

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band BTS has been on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the ninth consecutive week with "Mic Drop." "Mic Drop," featuring hip-hop artist Desiigner and remixed by Steve Aoki, ranked No. 84 on Billboard's main chart for the week of Feb. 3, according to Billboard's website Tuesday (U.S. time). Although the song fell five spots from the previous week, BTS remains the longest-lasting K-pop act on the Billboard chart. The song, originally released in September on the album "Love Yourself: Her," was released again as a remix Nov. 24. It debuted on the Hot 100 at No. 28 in early December. The album took 90th place on the Billboard 200 this week, remaining on the main album chart for the 16th consecutive week. It ranked second on the World Album chart, after staying atop the chart for eight weeks in a row. sshim@yna.co.kr (END)