The global acclaim for Jimin‘s solo debut is both remarkable and unceasing, with his album ‘FACE’ and lead single ‘Like Crazy’ setting new records and carving out his niche as the most triumphant solo debutant in history. Indeed, his meteoric rise to fame has firmly established him as the most successful Korean soloist of all time.
However, the recognition isn’t limited to fans and observers; respected media outlets have also given their professional assessments of this year’s musical releases. They’ve assembled lists of the year’s top-performing songs and albums, and both ‘Like Crazy’ and ‘FACE’ have secured their spots among these elite rankings. Impressively, ‘Like Crazy’ is currently reigning supreme in the K-pop universe! This consensus amongst the international media further solidifies Jimin’s position as the current hottest K-pop artist and soloist in the industry.
Consequence is one such media outlet that ranked Jimin’s ‘Like Crazy’ at #18 among its selected best songs of 2023, ones it describes as the songs that made time stand still at least for a few minutes. There is no other K-pop song on this ranking, making the song not only the highest ranked but conclusively the best and most impactful K-pop song of the year!
The magazine speaks of how the song perfectly showcases Jimin’s alluring vocals, his magnetic star power and incredible dance skills.
Billboard is another such media outlet that listed ‘Like Crazy’ among its selected best 2023 songs so far. In this ranking at #30, the song holds the position of the best K-pop male song of the year and also the best K-pop solo song of the year.
The magazine revisits Jimin’s historic #1 debut on the Hot 100 chart with the biggest sales week for any Korean solo artist in history, reiterating that up until that time, the K-pop phenomenon in the USA mainstream music had only been linked to group acts, until Jimin crashed the charts! The review further states that following the massive sales debut, the song has continued to gain momentum with the public jumping onboard with the undeniable bop that is driving more than just long time fans crazy.
A third media entity with the same sentiments is Rolling Stone, which has named both ‘Like Crazy’ and ‘FACE’ among the best songs and albums of 2023 respectively. ‘Like Crazy‘ was the second-highest ranked K-pop song on this list, and the highest ranked K-pop solo song, whereas ‘FACE’ was the highest ranked K-pop album overall.
This review also mentions Jimin’s chart-topping success and highlights his silky voice and dance skills.
Jimin was already a household name in music with his band BTS, but now he has cemented himself as a music icon individually and fans are uncontrollably excited for what is to come in the journey ahead, curious to see just how much higher he can soar.
