【The Fact | Reporter Choi Soo-jung】BTS has secured first place for 44 consecutive weeks on the group ranking of the weekly idol ranking site FANNSTAR.

In the FANNSTAR group ranking vote for the fifth week of January, held from January 26 to February 2, BTS claimed first place with 4,128,243 votes. Stray Kids followed in second place with 203,906 votes, while Jannabi ranked third with 172,529 votes.

On FANNSTAR, artists who place first on the group ranking for 10 consecutive weeks are rewarded with a congratulatory video displayed on a horizontal LED screen in Wangsimni, Seongdong-gu, Seoul. A 30-week streak earns an AM Board display at Hongdae Station on the Airport Railroad line, while a 50-week streak is celebrated on the Hongdae M Screen. A 70-week streak is honored at Carlo’s in New York’s Times Square, and a 100-week streak is celebrated via the 9TO9 CUBE inside COEX Mall.

Along with BTS’s first-place achievement, fans who participated in the voting sent congratulatory messages through FANNSTAR’s official messaging service. A fan with the nickname “BBANGtan” said, “Waiting for BTS rewards.”

Meanwhile, FANNSTAR is a weekly idol ranking site operated by The Fact, offering idol voting and large-scale digital billboard support. Known as a playground for fandoms, its group ranking, solo ranking, Global Hot Star, New Star Ranking, and Weekly Music voting begin every Monday and are open to all idol fans.