[Star News] BTS' Jimin's self-composed song "Promise," penned by the "Emperor of Circles," celebrates its second anniversary and tops the global charts. The legendary healing song continues its record-breaking march

BTS Jimin's self-composed song "Promise" celebrated its 2nd anniversary with a wave of celebration from fans around the world, topping the worldwide charts and trending in real-time in 41 countries.

On the 31st, six keywords commemorating the 2nd anniversary of "Promise," including the hashtag (#) "2YearsWithPromise," "Congratulations on the 2nd anniversary of Promise," and "Congratulations_on_the_2nd_anniversary_of_Promise," topped the worldwide charts and real-time trends in over 41 countries, including Korea, the United States, Australia, Germany, France, and India.



The World Music Awards (WORLDMUSICAWARD) reported that the hashtag for the 2nd anniversary of "Promise" topped the global real-time trending charts, saying, "Two years later, it's still the most streamed Korean song on SoundCloud."

The official SoundCloud account also celebrated the 2nd anniversary of "Promise" with fans, saying, "Amazing milestones! Happy anniversary."



Jimin released a surprise gift for his fans, "Promise," on December 31, 2018, saying, "You've all been waiting for a long time, right? I'm finally releasing my self-composed song. It's a song for me, but it's also a song for you."



"Promise" surpassed 1 million streams in just 30 minutes of its release, easily beating Billboard's male artist Drake's "Duppy Freestyle" with 4.9 million streams, nearly doubling it to 8.5 million, setting a new SoundCloud record for the most streams in 24 hours. This debut record remains unbroken to this day, making Jimin the protagonist of SoundCloud's greatest records.

In addition, Jimin was the first Korean singer to be included in the "2019 SOUNDCLOUD PLAYBACK" seven songs, and made history by topping the "BUZZIEST DROP," which selects the most talked-about songs of the year.

Jimin's "Promise," which has enjoyed explosive popularity since its release, still holds the second place as the world's second most-listened-to song, surpassing 25.4 billion streams as of December 26th.

Jimin's self-composed track "Promise," which has been breaking new records, continues to touch fans with its unique, delicate and emotional vocals and lyrics of comfort and healing.

Notably, the SoundCloud address for "Promise" is "firstjiminpresent," adding to the thoughtful touch, resonating even deeper and becoming one of the world's greatest healing songs, maintaining its solid global popularity even after two years.

Source: Star News