BTS’s Jin Achieves Remarkable Spotify Milestones with “Don’t Say You Love Me” — 700 Million Streams, “ECHO” Album Surpasses 1 Billion

BTS member Jin has proven his global influence as a solo artist by achieving a series of outstanding milestones.

The title track of his solo album Echo, “Don’t Say You Love Me,” has recently drawn significant attention after recording 764.63 million streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform, Spotify. Since its release, the song has shown steady and continuous growth in streaming numbers, establishing itself as a long-running hit rather than a short-lived success. Its emotional melody, restrained yet expressive vocals, and lyrical message capturing the lingering pain of separation have resonated deeply with listeners worldwide. The song’s sustained performance highlights Jin’s ability to maintain long-term listener engagement beyond initial buzz.

The album Echo has also delivered exceptional results. The album has surpassed 1 billion cumulative streams, demonstrating that Jin’s musical artistry extends beyond individual tracks to strong album-level performance. Among the album’s tracks, “Nothing Without Your Love” has accumulated 53.21 million streams, while “Loser (feat. YENA)” has reached 49.19 million streams. Every track on the album has exceeded 41 million streams, reflecting broad and consistent global support. The album’s cohesive emotional narrative and sincerity have driven strong listener immersion across markets.

“Don’t Say You Love Me” was selected by Rolling Stone India as one of the Best K-pop Tracks of 2025. In addition, the song achieved the highest annual digital download sales among K-pop artists on US Amazon’s all-genre digital download chart in 2025. Jin further solidified his international presence by winning “International Hit of the Year” at the BreakTudo Awards 2025, held in São Paulo, Brazil.

Through these achievements, Jin continues to strengthen his position as a formidable solo artist in the global music market. Expectations are high that he will continue to set new milestones with future releases and accomplishments.


Written by Mun Wan Sik
Translated by Lee So Yun