Jimin of BTS showed off his unrivaled global popularity by sweeping first and second place in world songs for four consecutive months.
Jimin's 'Like Crazy' was selected as the 'World Song Hot 50 of August 2023' (HOT 50) conducted by the global K-pop voting site 'King Choice' from August 16th to August 31st. WORLD SONGS AUGUST 2023) took first place.
'Like Crazy' took first place with a total of 182,144 votes, followed by 'Set Me Free Pt.2' which took second place with 137,856 votes, and Jimin's solo album The title song and pre-released song of 'FACE' swept first and second place in the world song list for four consecutive months, setting another record.
Previously, Jimin ranked first in the 'June 2021 World Song Hot 50' with the solo song 'Filter' included in BTS' 4th full-length album, and ranked first in the 'June 2022 World Song Hot 50' with the tvN drama OST 'With You'. It has consecutively ranked first in ‘Song Hot 50’ and ‘World Song Hot 50 July 2022’.
As a result, Jimin won a total of 7 times with 3 songs in the 'World Song Hot 50' hosted by 'King's Choice', and ranked first in the 'World Song Hot 50' for 3 consecutive years from 2021, showing a unique performance worthy of the king of K-pop. It reaffirmed its global popularity.
Meanwhile, Jimin topped the Billboard 'Hot 100' with the Korean song 'Like Crazy', which topped the '2023 World Song Hot 50' for the fourth time in a row, topped the iTunes Top Songs chart in 119 countries, and topped the Spotify Global Daily Chart in music from around the world. It is the first record for a K-pop solo singer to hit the charts, showing unabated popularity and strong support from fans even five months after its release.
Written by Mun Wan SikTranslated by Lee So Yun