BTS' Jimin has set a historic milestone as a K-pop solo artist on Spotify in 2023.
On the 14th, Jimin's official Spotify profile achieved a remarkable 17 billion streams in a single year, making him the first and only K-pop solo artist to achieve this record.
On the same day, Jimin also set a record as the K-pop solo artist who achieved 19 billion streams in the shortest time, within 509 days since the creation of his Spotify profile. Jimin, who previously set a Guinness World Record for the fastest 10 billion streams by a Korean solo artist as of May 23rd, continues to demonstrate his influence as a member of BTS with the most-liked personal profile playlist since its activation.
As of September 24th, according to Spotify records, Jimin's personal profile has accumulated over 17.595 billion streams in 2023 alone, with a total of 19.618 billion 7,293 streams. Especially, "Like Crazy," which has surpassed 549 million streams, has received much love as the K-pop solo song with the most streams and the K-pop solo song with the most streams in a single year (180 days), fitting its reputation as a song that topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Furthermore, Jimin has achieved remarkable milestones such as charting on the Spotify Global Daily Artist Chart for 188 days and being the No. 1 artist on the Spotify Korea Daily Artist Chart for 135 days, proving once again his ability as the most successful soloist in K-pop.
Jimin's achievement is significant as he achieved these milestones with his first solo album, a pure solo album without collaborations with famous pop artists, and solely in the Korean language, directly competing in the global market as a K-pop artist. His remarkable success includes topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and becoming the No. 1 artist on the Billboard Artist Chart, solidifying his status as a pop icon.
Written by Mun Wan SikTranslated by Lee So Yun