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    LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 20: Musical group BTS perfroms onstage during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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    Boy band BTS arrive for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)

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    BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, will headline the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on May 4 and May 5. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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    BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. FILE PHOTO/Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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    Fans cheer as BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. FILE PHOTO/Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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    BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. FILE PHOTO/Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the...

    BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. FILE PHOTO/Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Fans cheer as BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band,...

    Fans cheer as BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. FILE PHOTO/Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the...

    BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. FILE PHOTO/Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs the first...

    BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 5. (FILE PHOTO/Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the...

    BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. FILE PHOTO/Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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    Fans pose for photos before the BTS show at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Fans cheer as BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band,...

    Fans cheer as BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy...

    People lineup early for their tickets for South Korean boy band BTS who will be performing at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

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Jim Harrington, pop music critic, Bay Area News Group, for his Wordpress profile. (Michael Malone/Bay Area News Group)
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BTS is on top of the pop music world.

The Korean boy band just dropped the most highly anticipated album of 2019 — “Map of the Soul: Persona” — which reportedly tallied some 3 million copies in pre-orders alone, according to CNN.

They’ve also got a new single, “Boy With Luv” featuring Halsey.” And its video is the No. 1 trending clip on YouTube, having amassed over 30 million views — in one day! You can watch the “Boy With Luv” video below.

The K-Pop act, featuring RM, Jungkook, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin and V, are in New York to make an appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” which will likely be the show’s most-watched episode in years — maybe ever?

BTS tweeted out a “Good Morning” video to fans from New York City, which (of course) quickly got retweeted a bazillion times.

Here’s the cool video:

And here’s the “Boy With Luv” video:

Read our review of the BTS concert in Oakland here.