According to Billboard on the 3rd (local time), the title track of Jimin's first solo album "FACE" released on the 24th of last month topped the "Hot 100" chart. "Face" also ranked second on this week's Billboard main album chart "Billboard 200," which was announced the previous day.
The previously highest K-pop solo artist ranking in "Hot 100" is the second place that singer Psy recorded as a global hit song "Gangnam Style" in 2012. For seven weeks, he ranked second.
Jimin is a BTS member and has reached the top of "Hot 100" six times. BTS topped the list of K-pop's first "Hot 100" and is the only K-pop group to take the top spot. As a result, Jimin set a new record for reaching first place in both the group and solo.
K-pop has been strong in "Billboard 200," which can rank high if there is a strong fandom. However, in "Hot 100," which reflects the popularity in the North American market, "Hot 100" felt like a high wall, with no K-pop singers in the "Top 10" besides BTS and Psy.
In particular, the highest ranking on the chart among K-pop soloists in addition to Psy was "Left and Light," which BTS member Jungkook collaborated with U.S. singer-songwriter and producer Charlie Puth last year, ranking 22nd.
However, Jimin's pre-released song "Set Me Free Pt.2" released on the 17th of last month rose to 30th place on April 1st, and this time he reached the top, rewriting the history of K-pop solo "Hot 100."
"Hot 100" covers the performance of the song by adding up physical single and digital music sales, streaming numbers, radio airplay numbers, and YouTube views.
"Like Crazy" had a relatively low radio airplay score, but it was overwhelming in terms of music sales. From the 24th to the 30th of last month, which is the ranking counting period, the sales of 254,000 copies including downloads and CD singles were counted. It has reached 10 million streams. There are 64,000 radio listeners. The total sales volume of "Like Crazy" is the highest in about four and a half months since U.S. pop star Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" sold about 328,000 copies (November 19, 2022).
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