Welcome again to Fan Chant, a weekly column for Okay-pop followers, stans, and newbies alike. This week, yet one more document from the one and solely Park Jimin . If you take pleasure in what you’re studying, be happy 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 (below 100 days to go, folks!) Jimin has now turn into the record-holder for Okay-pop soloist with the longest charting music on the Billboard Scorching 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 document held by BTS as an entire — “Dynamite” danced alongside the Billboard Scorching 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 grew to become the primary Okay-pop soloist to debut at No. 1 on the Scorching 100, a feat repeated by Jung Kook with the discharge of “Seven” with Latto.
“Who” was the main target observe 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 mission 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 Okay-Pop Yearbook, and stream the video beneath in case you’ve by no means witnessed the leather-based jacket greatness on show.
ICYMI: j-hope x Tonight Present
j-hope and Miguel, photograph 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 Goals” with Miguel. Watch the efficiency and charming interview phase right here — and keep tuned for extra j-hope protection as his solo tour continues in Brooklyn later this week.
Track Rec of the Week:
A really enjoyable Y2K providing from SEULGI of Pink Velvet! The one anchors her new launch, By accident on Function, which marks her second mini album on her personal.
