Welcome again to Fan Chant, a weekly column for Ok-pop followers, stans, and newbies alike. This week, yet one more file from the one and solely Park Jimin . If you take pleasure in what you’re studying, be at liberty to subscribe to my companion e-newsletter to get Fan Chant delivered proper to your inbox every week!
Jimin of BTS has secured one other main Billboard milestone. Regardless of being mid-military enlistment (beneath 100 days to go, individuals!) Jimin has now change into the record-holder for Ok-pop soloist with the longest charting track on the Billboard Sizzling 100. His 2024 launch, “Who,” has sat on the famed chart for 32 consecutive weeks, passing the stretch of 31 weeks held by PSY’s “Gangnam Type.”
As “Who” continues its reign, it ties the file held by BTS as a complete — “Dynamite” danced alongside the Billboard Sizzling 100 for 32 weeks, too. In any case, Jimin is not any stranger to Billboard success, each inside BTS and as a soloist; in 2023, he turned the primary Ok-pop soloist to debut at No. 1 on the Sizzling 100, a feat repeated by Jung Kook with the discharge of “Seven” with Latto.
“Who” was the main focus monitor off Jimin’s extremely vivid sophomore album, MUSE, which was a part of one other outstanding chart second of its personal: Upon launch, even with Jimin already enlisted, the venture sailed to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. This marked the primary time that two albums out of South Korea notched the highest two slots within the chart’s 80-year historical past.
Revisit the accolade Jimin earned for “Who” within the 2024 Ok-Pop Yearbook, and stream the video beneath should you’ve by no means witnessed the leather-based jacket greatness on show.
ICYMI: j-hope x Tonight Present
j-hope and Miguel, picture courtesy of BIGHIT MUSIC
j-hope made a joyful return to The Tonight Present this week and delivered a heat efficiency of his new single “Candy Desires” with Miguel. Watch the efficiency and charming interview section right here — and keep tuned for extra j-hope protection as his solo tour continues in Brooklyn later this week.
Music Rec of the Week:
A really enjoyable Y2K providing from SEULGI of Crimson Velvet! The one anchors her new launch, By chance on Objective, which marks her second mini album on her personal.