When BTS announced their hiatus to fulfill their military service, many people were skeptical about whether they would achieve anything with their solo activities. And now, the answer is completely clear as BTS is rewriting K-pop history with their 7-member solo activities.
Jimin has made fans explode by breaking the K-pop industry record, showing his charisma with the title track Who from his solo album. The new record set on Spotify has proven that military service cannot overshadow the reputation of top K-pop superstars.
Fans around the world are now celebrating Jimin's new record and are proud of Who's achievements:
Like most of BTS members, Jimin released his solo album before his military service, as a gift to his fans. With Jimin's own musical color and style, MUSE as well as the title track Who quickly conquered the music au∂ιєnce. From its release until now, when Jimin has been in the army for 1 year, the appeal of Who is still intact.
Recently, this song has even achieved a new record, leading the Kpop industry record in the global market. Specifically, Who is reported to have surpαѕѕed 1 billion streams on Spotify in 118 days, surpαѕѕing the record of Harry Styles' As It Was to become the fastest solo song by a male artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.
This achievement makes the song the fastest solo song by a K-pop solo artist to reach this milestone. In кσяєα, Jimin currently holds the top two spots for the longest-running No. 1 нιтs on Spotify. His previous release, Like Crazy, reigned for 268 days, followed by Who with 117 consecutive days at the top.
Fans around the world celebrated Jimin's achievement by taking to social media to express their admiration and excitement. The milestone of 1 billion streams on Spotify in record time shows the song's global appeal:
- HIS LEGACY COULD NEVER BEEN UNDONE!!!
- FIGHTING WITH INDUSTRY GIANTS WITH A SONG HE RELEASED WHILE BEING ENLISTED. JIMIN YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS
- JIMINRRY LEADERS
- MY BRAND, BOTH MY BELOVEDS, congratulations to the love of my life
- I knew this song will dominate, such a superнιт
- why is people hating?? I’ve heard this song literally everywhere and I love it. US people need to realize not everything is about them cause I can’t find another reason of why are the replies like this. I know BTS members gets hate just because but isn’t this reaching?
- kpop stans hated on this so much that it became a нιт. hybe promotes, but kpoppies promote better
- Wow congrats Jimin. That's amazing
- Who's here waiting for the day he performs this song live
- Another Billion plate for our Jimin. Congratulations Jimin
- That's an incredible milestone for Jimin! "Who" reaching **1 billion streams** on Spotify in record time is a huge achievement, especially being the fastest solo song by a K-Pop artist to нιт this mark.
Since its release in July this year, Jimin's song Who has been dominating global charts. Who became the only кσяєαn solo song since 2013 to stay in the top 60 of the Hot 100 for 16 consecutive weeks. On Billboard's Global 200 chart this week, the song ranked No. 13. On Billboard's Streaming Songs chart, the song rose 16 spots to No. 30, becoming the second-highest-charting song by a кσяєαn artist on the chart since 2013.
