[News] BTS Jimin's 'Who' captivates Russia as well.. K-pop's representative song "Storming Popularity"

BTS Jimin who has become a global hit is showing off unrivalled popularity in Russia.

Russian media RBC cited Jimin's "Who" in an article dated December 23, saying, "the entire local ranking of the most popular songs is represented by South Korean music, mainly compositions by Jimin."

Jimin was mentioned in the Russian business newspaper RBC Daily!

“..the entire local ranking of the most popular songs is represented by South Korean music, mainly compositions by Jimin.”

“WHO, the most popular Kpop song in the post-Soviet countries was released in July 2024..” pic.twitter.com/94tzvjHwVp

— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) December 23, 2024

"Who," the title track of Jimin's second solo album MUSE, ranked No. 4 on Apple Music Russia's Top 100 Songs of 2024. It was the most loved K-pop song in Russia the past year. Meanwhile, "Like Crazy," the title track of Jimin's first solo album ranked No. 97. Jimin is the first K-pop artist to have two songs on the chart. 

In addition, "Who" ranked No. 2, the highest ever for Korean artists, on Apple Music Russia Top 100. Jimin showcased the prowess of his solo music as he became the first and only Korean singer to chart in the top 5.

On the Apple Music city charts, "Who" achieved No. 1 in Moscow for 158 days, No. 1 in St. Petersburg for 163 days, and No. 1 on Apple Music Top Video Russia for 135 days, becoming the longest No. 1 run on the chart in 2024.

Furthermore, "Who" has spent 19 weeks including five weeks at No. 1 on TNT Music's Top Chart.  This week, it topped MUZ TV's Like FM Chart, grabbing the No. 1 for a total of six weeks. It also topped Love Radio's Big Love 20 for five weeks. With such popularity, Jimin won the "Best Foreign Singer of the Year" at the 2024 Love Radio Awards.

Jimin was named as the Best Foreign Singer at the Love Radio Awards 2024! 🏆

Congratulations, Jimin! 👏
Worldwide beloved artist.

Love Radio broadcasts in Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. pic.twitter.com/LT9DcoqnL5

— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) January 1, 2025

Jimin's "Who" continues to rank #1 on the Like FM Top 15 Chart of Russia's Muz TV.

"Something tells me this is going to be the case for a long time. We'll, how can you compete with someone who even overtook Eminem who is at the top" pic.twitter.com/9Mm5WjLfWV

— Jimin Global | MUSE (@JiminGlobal) November 25, 2024

Meanwhile, "Who," which was released while Jimin was serving in the military, has charted on Billboard Hot 100 for 22 consecutive weeks and has continued to make a global splash, surpassing 1.27794 billion streams on Spotify, the world's largest music platform.

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