BTS's Jimin has demonstrated his immense global music power on the Circle Chart's Global K-pop Chart, earning the title of "2024's Most Loved K-pop Artist Worldwide."


On January 10, Circle Chart announced its "2024 Year-End Rankings - Most Loved K-pop Artists Worldwide," with Jimin securing the top spot, highlighting his global popularity. At the heart of this achievement is the title track "Who" from his second solo album, MUSE. This song topped the Global K-pop Chart a total of 84 times in 2024, making it the song with the most days at No. 1 on this chart. The Global K-pop Chart is based on global K-pop streaming data. In addition to "Who," his pre-release track, "Smeraldo Garden Marching Band," also topped the daily Global K-pop Chart seven times. With these two tracks, Jimin achieved a total of 91 No. 1s in 2024, showcasing his overwhelming global dominance.


Furthermore, on the weekly Global K-pop Chart, Jimin's "Who" claimed the No. 1 spot 12 times, marking it as the song with the most weeks at the top in 2024. Combined with one week at No. 1 for "Smeraldo Garden Marching Band," Jimin achieved a total of 13 weekly No. 1s, making him the artist with the most No. 1s on the chart that year. Jimin also placed six tracks on the 2024 annual Global K-pop Chart. Notably, "Who," released on July 19, reached No. 4 on the year-end chart, despite a shorter tracking period, becoming the highest-ranking solo song on the chart for 2024.


Written by Mun Wan Sik
Translated by Lee So Yun