BTS's Jimin has been climbing back up the UK Official Singles Chart, maintaining his global popularity with a 9-week streak on the chart.


According to the UK Official Chart released on the 21st (KST), Jimin's second solo album "MUSE" title track "Who" rose two spots from the previous week, ranking 50th on the Official Singles Top 100. With this, "Who" has successfully charted for 9 consecutive weeks. Since its release on July 19th, "Who" entered the chart at No. 4 and has remained in the Top 55 for 9 weeks, with 7 of those weeks spent in the Top 50. This makes it the longest-charting K-pop solo song in the Top 50 since the chart was restructured in 2014.


"Who" also topped the Official Singles Download and Singles Sales charts for three consecutive weeks after its release, and this week it ranked 24th and 25th, respectively, continuing its 9-week streak. The song has set a new record for being the longest-charting K-pop solo song in the Top 25 on both charts. Additionally, it climbed 15 spots to 48th on the Official Audio Streaming chart and 17 spots to 53rd on the Streaming chart, demonstrating its steady and growing popularity across various sub-charts.


Meanwhile, "Who" ranked 127th on the UK Spotify Daily Top Songs chart on the 19th, making it the longest-charting K-pop solo song with 60 days on the chart. As of the 21st, it has extended its record to 62 days.


Moreover, on the 23rd, "Who" topped the UK Apple Music real-time K-pop chart, ranked 16th in the pop genre, and 37th overall, setting a new personal best for a K-pop solo artist. Notably, it is the only K-pop solo song to enter the Top 50 in the overall genre. "Who" also successfully debuted at 76th on the UK Apple Music Daily Top 100 chart, continuing its strong performance.


Written by Mun Wan Sik
Translated by Lee So Yun