BTS Jimin, Spotify Records, “Who,” “MUSE,” Streaming Milestones

BTS’s Jimin is shining in his solo career, achieving significant milestones on Spotify.

Jimin’s second solo album, ‘MUSE,’ title track ‘Who’ has reached 2.3 billion streams on Spotify, as of the chart released on February 19th.

This achievement, reached in just 581 days since its release on July 19, 2024, marks the first and only solo song by an Asian artist without collaborations to surpass 2.3 billion streams on Spotify.

Despite being released over 19 months ago without collaborations with famous international artists or active promotion, ‘Who’ continues its long-term success, achieving new Spotify records. On February 19th, ‘Who’ ranked 54th on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs chart (‘Global’) and 1st in ‘Korea,’ demonstrating its enduring popularity.

Prior to this, on February 18th, Jimin’s second album ‘MUSE’ surpassed 3.8 billion streams, setting the record for the shortest period for a Korean album to achieve this feat. It is also the first and only Korean solo album to reach 3.8 billion streams on Spotify.

Meanwhile, Jimin’s ‘Who’ charted for 33 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, setting the longest charting record for a K-pop solo song and the longest charting record for a K-pop male song at the time. ‘MUSE’ spent a total of 34 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, setting the record for the longest-charting K-pop solo album, a record that remains unbroken.

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