There have been numerous local and international media reports on how big of a success Jimin‘s solo debut album has been, both in streaming and sales aspects, not just domestically but internationally as well, particularly in the world’s biggest music markets. The extensive publicity that his enviable performance has attracted has positioned him as one of the most successful Korean solo artists in history, and that too with his solo debut album, which makes him even more legendary and iconic in the eyes of many!
Jimin set off his solo career by registering records that no other Korean soloist has ever achieved in history on the first day and first week of release. Weeks after the release of this album, he continues to soar high and set new records only to break them himself again and again while at the same time continuing to extend other records that he holds, further reinforcing the sentiment that he is indeed the most successful Korean soloist in history and the King of K-pop.
In a span of just three days, Jimin has set a new song record, broke it again with another song, and set some more album records while extending other existing records of his on the world’s biggest music streaming platform, Spotify.
As of May 4, Jimin has now been ranking on the Spotify Global Daily Top Artists chart for 50 days and counting, extending his record as the longest-charting Korean solo artist on this chart after clinching this title just a few days ago [read here].
His consistent ranking among the top daily artists globally on the platform stems from the high streaming numbers that his music is receiving on the platform.
His pre-release track ‘Set Me Free Pt.2‘ from his album ‘FACE,’ surpassed 100 million streams on the platform as of May 3, becoming the fastest B-side song by a Korean soloist to achieve this feat in Spotify history, having done so in just 47 days.
It did not take long for Jimin to break his own record with yet another song from the album ‘FACE.’
Just the next day, on May 4, ‘Like Crazy (English Version)‘ also surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, achieving this in just 41 days and now becoming the fastest B-side song by a Korean soloist to reach this milestone.
Of note is that ‘Like Crazy‘ the Korean version, already holds the record for the fastest solo song by a Korean soloist to surpass 100 million streams on Spotify (in 30 days), and with these two new achievements, Jimin now has 3 songs from the same album all exceeding 100 million streams!
The 3 songs all having more than 100 million streams, gave Jimin yet another streaming record on the platform, as the first and only Korean solo artist with 3 songs from the same album all surpassing 100 million streams, and ‘FACE’ is the only album by a Korean soloist to have 3 songs with over 100 million streams on Spotify, achieving this in 41 days.
Fans were ecstatic about Jimin’s success, and many posted about this major achievement while congratulating him and expressing their pride in their idol and his remarkable impact.
Overall, Jimin now has five songs under his solo profile, all with more than 100 million streams on the platform, making him the Korean solo artist with the second-highest number of songs exceeding 100 million streams on Spotify.
Meanwhile, ‘Like Crazy’ official music video has now surpassed 50 million views, and ‘Set Me Free Pt.2’ official music video has surpassed 70 million views on YouTube!
Congratulations Jimin!