[News] BTS Jimin's "Who" becomes the fastest K-pop song to surpass 1.4 billion streams on Spotify

BTS Jimin has set another new record on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform, showcasing his musical prowess.

According to Spotify's update on January 27, "Who," the title track of Jimin's second solo album MUSE, has surpassed 1.4 billion streams. It achieved this in 191 days, the fastest for a song by a K-pop artist.

 

Fastest Songs to Hit 1.4B streams on Spotify (Days)

1. Die With A Smile — 137
2. Birds Of A Feather — 172
3. Espresso — 179
4. Who — 191
5. As It Was — 197

— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) January 26, 2025

In addition, the song surpassed the record of 197 days set by Harry Styles' "As it was" for the fastest solo song by a male soloist to reach the milestone. It also now owns the record for the fourth fastest song to reach this milestone in Spotify history, following "Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, "Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish, and "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter.

On the 15th, "Who" surpassed "Like Crazy" for the record of the most streamed K-pop solo song ever on Spotify, demonstrating Jimin being a global music powerhouse while living up to the saying, "Jimin breaks Jimin's record."

"Who" is now the most streamed solo song by a Korean or K-pop act in Spotify history, surpassing "Like Crazy".

Legends 🔥
Congratulations, Jimin! 👏

HISTORY MAKER JIMIN#JIMIN #지민 pic.twitter.com/LaiWvqJKq5

— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) January 11, 2025

Meanwhile, "Who," which was released on July 19, 2023, has rocked the world with its long popularity of more than five months despite not having any collaborations with famous Western singers, promotions, or official activities. On January 25th, it ranked No. 10 on Spotify Global Daily Top Songs with 4.31 million streams its 191st consecutive day on the chart.

Prior to this, on the 20th, "Who" set the record as the first and only song by a K-pop artist to spend 160 days in the Top 10 of Spotify Global Daily Top Songs, extending its record for the longest-charting song by a K-pop artist in the Top 5 at 126 days.

"Who" is now the first and only song by a Korean or K-pop act to spend 160 days in the Top 10 of Spotify Global Daily Top Songs Chart! 🔥

Congratulations, Jimin! 👏

HISTORY MAKER JIMIN#JIMIN #지민 pic.twitter.com/hPvG6AnNxg

— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) January 20, 2025

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