Jimin, a member of the top idol group BTS took second place on the Billboard 200 chart with his first solo album 'FACE'.
According to Billboard's announcement on the 2nd (local time), 'FACE' went straight to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart on April 8, 2023. 
"'FACE' recorded album sales of 124,000 copies in the first week, which is the third largest weekly aggregate sales this year and the highest record among solo artists", Billboard announced. 
With this, Jimin took the highest ranking ever on the Billboard 200 as a Korean solo artist.
Previously, Jimin's pre-released song 'Set Me Free Pt.2' ranked 30th on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the previous week. 'Set Me Free Pt.2' took first place on Billboard's Digital Song Sales and Billboard World Digital Song Sales charts, ranked 5th on the Billboard Global (excluding the US) chart, and ranked 8th on the Billboard Global 200 chart. 
In addition, the title song 'Like Crazy' of 'FACE' went straight to number 8 in the first week of entry in the UK Official Top 100 Chart (counting period March 31-April 6), recording the highest ranking ever among Korean solo singers. .
Jimin's 'FACE', which was released on March 24, contains the sincere emotions he felt while experiencing the Corona 19 pandemic over the past two years. Jimin actively participated in the entire production process, from the planning stage of the album to songs and music videos.
Written by Yoon Sang GeunTranslated by Lee So Yun