[News] BTS Jimin's MUSE enters Billboard's main album chart for 26 consecutive weeks, the first for a Korean soloist

BTS Jimin is continuing his stellar performance as a leading K-pop artist even during his military service, continuing his long success on Billboard's two main charts.

According to Billboard's latest update (dated January 25th), Jimin's "Who" ranked No. 41 on Billboard Hot 100 in its 25th week.

"Who" ranks #41 on Billboard Hot 100!✨

It achieves the highest 25th week of charting by a K-act over the past decade.

It now ties the 3rd longest-charting song by a K-act all time and remains as the longest-charting song by a K-soloist this decade.

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— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) January 22, 2025

"Who" broke its own record for the longest-charting song by a K-soloist, following Psy's "Gangnam Style." It also tied with Fifty Fifty's "Cupid" as the third longest-charting song by a K-pop act in history, after BTS' "Dynamite" (32 weeks) and "Gangnam Style" (31 weeks).

"Who" joins "Gangnam Style", "Dynamite" and "Cupid" as the only songs by a K-act to spend 25 weeks on Billboard Hot 100!

It remarkably achieves this while Jimin is inactive due to enlistment.

Charting:
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— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) January 22, 2025

Meanwhile, Jimin's second solo album MUSE climbed 17 spots to No. 118 on Billboard 200. It successfully charted for 26 consecutive weeks, becoming the only album released in 2024 and the first album by a Korean solo artist to ever achieve this feat.

MUSE is now the Longest-charting album by a K-soloist on Billboard 200 in history! 🔥

It has spent a total of 26 weeks on the chart — the first ever for a K-soloist.

Congratulations, Jimin! 👏#Muse26WeeksonBB200
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— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) January 21, 2025

With this strong performance, Jimin also re-entered at No. 69 on Billboard Artist 100 where he remains as the first and only K-soloist to reach No. 1. So far, he has spent a total of 33 weeks on the chart, tying the record for the longest-charting Korean soloist.

Jimin now ties the longest-charting Korean, K-pop or Asian native soloist on Billboard Artist 100 in history (33 weeks)! ✨

Congratulations, Jimin! 👏

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— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) January 22, 2025

Meanwhile, Jimin's "Who" continued its performance on the charts. It ranked No. 21 on both the Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts and re-entered the Digital Song Sales Chart at No. 23. It also landed No. 29 on Billboard Streaming Songs Chart, extending its record as the second longest-charting song by a Korean soloist in history after "Gangnam Style" to 26 weeks.

In addition, MUSE ranked No. 3 its 26th week on Billboard World Albums. It continues its long-running popularity as the second longest-charting K-solo album next to Jimin's debut album FACE, which has spent 63 weeks on the chart.

Jimin is now the first and only K-soloist to have multiple albums that spent 25 weeks on Billboard World Albums. ✨

FACE – 63 weeks
MUSE – 25 weeks

The two EPs are also the longest-running albums by a K-soloist on the chart in history.pic.twitter.com/aCWkgUViWD

— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) January 16, 2025

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