Jimin's 'Who' Climbs to 5th Place on UK Official Singles Chart
BTS (방탄소년단) member Jimin has demonstrated his global popularity by making a remarkable leap on the UK Official Singles Chart. As of January 10, 2025, Jimin's title track 'Who' from his second solo album 'MUSE' surged an impressive 59 spots to reach 5th place. This marks the largest jump on this week's chart and is his highest ranking since debuting at 4th on August 1 of the previous year.
The success of 'Who' continued across various sub-charts, climbing 22 positions to 8th in 'Audio Streaming' and moving up to 11th in 'Single Streaming' from last week's 34th position.
Additionally, the collaboration 'White Christmas (with V of BTS)' featuring V and Bing Crosby also performed well, re-entering the 'Physical Singles' chart at 71st, while maintaining positions in 'Single Sales' at 74th and 'Single Downloads' at 80th.
On Spotify, Jimin's 'Who' ranked 5th in the 'Weekly Top Songs Global' for the period of January 3-9, marking an impressive 25 weeks on the chart. Other notable entries included 'Winter Ahead (with PARK HYO SHIN)' by V at 48th, Jin's 'Running Wild' from his solo album 'Happy' at 71st, and Jungkook's debut single 'Seven (feat. Latto)' at 79th.
In the 'Weekly Top Albums Global', Jimin's 'MUSE' secured the 15th spot, while Jungkook's solo album 'GOLDEN' was at 43rd, and Jin's 'Happy - :') (Remixes)' made it to 91st. BTS's anthology album 'Proof' reached 34th, and their repackage album 'Love Yourself 結 'Answer'' re-entered at 193rd.
In other news, BTS's fourth studio album 'MAP OF THE SOUL : 7', released in 2020, was recognized by Rolling Stone on January 10 as one of the '250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far'. BTS is the only Korean artist featured on this prestigious list. Rolling Stone praised the group's global phenomenon, noting their ability to maintain their unique sound and style while successfully penetrating the American market. The album is inspired by the psychology of Nietzsche and Jung, featuring key tracks such as 'Interlude : Shadow', 'Black Swan', 'Friends', and 'Moon'.
