Jimin of BTS embarked on his solo album last month and the music world witnessed unprecedented and record-breaking achievements Jimin has done as a solo artist.
However, Jimin, as humble as he is, still refers to BTS – his group – as one of his inspirations. Below are some of the record-breaking achievements to date of Jimin’s solo album and singles, Like Crazy and Set Me Free pt 2.
The album is still reaping unprecedented records to this day, so updates would be added eventually. For now, here are some of them.
Record-Breaking Achievements of Jimin’s Solo Album and Singles, Like Crazy and Set Me Free pt 2
U.S. Billboard Charts
1. US Billboard Hot 100 Chart
Like Crazy
For the first time in history since 1958, a Korean soloist has achieved a #1 debut on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart. Like Crazy debuted at #1 on the chart surpassing other well-known American and famous artists in the world.
Only 66 songs out of the 1,148 songs debuted at #1 and it is the first -ever- for a South Korean or Asian soloist to debut at #1 in the chart’s history. It is such a record-breaking feat that no one has ever accomplished in Asia in the US Hot 100 charts. Jimin is the 1st BTS member to achieve this phenomenal record.
Jimin’s group also had previous 6 songs debuting at #1 on the Hot 100 charts:
Dynamite, Life Goes On, Butter, Permission to Dance, My Universe (w/ Coldplay), and Savage Love (w/ Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo). So, all in all (solo + group), Jimin has a total of 7 songs (with his group and solo) debuting at #1 on the Hot 100 Chart.
Set Me Free pt. 2
Set Me Free pt. 2 also debuted at #30 on the US Billboard’s Hot 100 songs.
In the following week, Billboard reportedly cut the sales of Like Crazy but the song still ranked at #45 on the Hot 100 Chart, showing the preferences of worldwide listeners to the song.
On week 4, Like Crazy by Jimin remained on Billboard’s Hot 200 chart at #85, despite the reported action of Billboard on cutting down the song’s sales.
2. US Billboard Artist 100
Jimin is also the first South Korean or Asian soloist to rank #1 on the Billboard Artists 100. He is the first Asian soloist to achieve this amazing honor.
In the 4th week, Jimin still ranks #14 on the US Billboard Artist 100. This record makes Jimin the longest Asian act to spend 4 straight weeks this year on the chart.
Jimin is the first and only Korean soloist to ever achieve #1 in the Chart’s history. He remained at #11.
On week 4, Jimin still remained on the Artist 100 chart at #31.
3. US Billboard Global 200
The #Global200 top 10 (chart dated April 8, 2023)
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) April 3, 2023
Like Crazy remained in the top 10 of the charts at #3 in its second week. BB then reportedly, did not consider 90% of the single’s sales when ranking the song, but Like Crazy was still ranked strongly at #16.
On week 4, Like Crazy maintained its popularity even in the U.S. by raking at #25.
4. US Billboard 200 Excl. US
Like Crazy by Jimin still remained in the top 10 of the charts in its second week at #4
On week 4, Like Crazy still charted at #17 on the chart, establishing Jimin as one of the powerhouses of Korean soloists.
5. Billboard’s World Albums Chart
FACE by Jimin broke another record by becoming the longest-charting #1 album by a Korean soloist in the history of Billboard’s World Albums Chart. FACE broke the tie with RM’s Indigo (3 weeks)
6. USA Daily Viral Songs Chart
On the 6th day (April 22, 2023), Like Crazy ranked at #22, and Like Crazy (English Version) ranked at #41.
7. iTunes – #1 in 101 countries upon release.
#Jimin's #SetMeFreePt2 lands atop the Worldwide & European iTunes Song Charts, after making history, becoming the fastest song to reach 110 #1s, including the US, in iTunes history (10 hrs)!💪🥇🌎&🌍🎵📈➕💨🎶💥1⃣🎵✖️1⃣1⃣0⃣🌎+🇺🇸🐐❤️🔥👑💜 #Jimin_FACE #SetMeFree_Pt2_OutNow pic.twitter.com/VPwQ1hyXxX
— World Music Awards (@WORLDMUSICAWARD) March 17, 2023
Fastest to hit 100 #1
#Jimin makes history becoming the Fastest Act to hit #1 on iTunes in 100 countries with 2 songs!💪🥇💨👨🎤💥1⃣🎵✖️💯🌎❌2⃣🎶🐐❤️🔥👑💜
1⃣ #WithYou – 4 Hrs 42 Mins
2⃣ #SetMeFreePt2 – 4 Hrs 45 Mins#Jimin_FACE_Is_Coming #지미니가_퍼포로_뿌시러옴 pic.twitter.com/h1qkZANcfS— World Music Awards (@WORLDMUSICAWARD) March 17, 2023
🔝🔟SINGLES🌎ITUNES
1⃣SetMeFree #JIMIN
2⃣Flowers #MileyCyrus
3⃣AllOfTheGirlsYouLovedBefore #TaylorSwift
4⃣IfThisWasaMovie #TaylorSwift
5⃣Safe&Sound(Taylor's vers) #TaylorSwift
6⃣EyesOpen #Taylor
7⃣SmokeSprite #SoYoON #RM
8⃣TRUSTFALL #Pink
9⃣Promise #Jimin
🔟CalmDown #Rema #Selena pic.twitter.com/RETlJ8TuBI— World Music Awards (@WORLDMUSICAWARD) March 18, 2023
8. Official UK Charts
Jimin’s Like Crazy debuted at #8 and remained at the top 20 at #16 for the second week. Meanwhile, Set Me Free Pt. 2 debuted a #30, and Vibe at #96.
Like Crazy also spent 2 weeks at #1 on the UK Official Singles Downloads Chart.
On April 8, 2023, the English version of Like Crazy was added to the Hot Hits UK playlist at #51
Like Crazy has ranked #1 for two consecutive weeks on the UK Official Download Chart.
UK Amazon Music Playlist added Like Crazy (English Version) to its The Fresh 50 playlist at #7.
9. UK Big Top 40 Chart
Like Crazy debuted at #4; Set Me Free Pt. 2 at #4 and in week 3 Like Crazy ranked higher at #3, and stayed there for the third week. The songs are Jimin’s highest-charting songs on the chart.
Previously, Jimin’s solo song charted too; Promise charted at #29, and With You (a collaboration with Ha Sang Won) charted at #32.
On March 30, Set Me Free Pt. 2 became the 2nd highest-charting Korean soloist and the 3rd Korean Act in the UK Big Top 40 Chart.
Top 40 Global UK chart below
All these bops in the UK chart, but which is your fav?
1️⃣ @CalvinHarris @elliegoulding
2️⃣ @MileyCyrus
3️⃣ @NiallOfficial
4️⃣ #Jimin @BTS_twt
5️⃣ #MeghanTrainor
6️⃣ @Pink
7️⃣ @SigalaMusic @maemuller_ @BaserCaity @stefflondon
8️⃣ @maemuller_
9️⃣ @lewiscapaldi
🔟 @Harry_Styles pic.twitter.com/PDUYsFMUgb— The Official Big Top 40 from Global (@BigTop40) March 19, 2023
The Highest Debuts by K-Pop Soloists on UK Official Big Top 40 Chart
Highest Debuts by K-Pop/Korean Soloists on UK Official Big Top 40 Chart 🇬🇧
#1 Gangnam Style
#4 Like Crazy
#4 Set Me Free Pt.2
#5 On The Street
#12 Gentleman
#21 Haegeum 🆕
#23 Left And Right
#24 Yours
#26 More
#26 Dreamers
#26 Christmas Tree
#27 Rush Hour
#29 The Astronaut— BTS UK CHARTS (@BTSxUKCharts) April 23, 2023
10. Spotify
BTS Jimin’s FACE album is the fastest album by a Korean soloist to reach 200 million streams in only 14 days.
BTS Jimin’s FACE album is the fastest album by a Korean soloist to reach 300 million streams in only 26 days.
Set Me Free Pt.2 by Jimin was ranked #6 on Global Spotify, making history by being the biggest debut in streams by a Korean soloist.
On March 17 to 19, Set Me Free Pt. 2 debuted at #7 on Spotify’s UK Top Songs Debut
Om March 19, 2023, Set Me Free Pt. 2 by Jimin ranked #12 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global Chart.
On March 21, Set Me Free Pt. 2 was added to Spotify’s playlist of Top Gaming Tracks.
As of April 4, Like Crazy ranked at #17, Like Crazy English Version at #68; Set Me Free Pt. 2 at #199, on the Daily Top Songs Spotify Global Chart.
Jimin debuted on Spotify’s US Artist Chart at #188. Jimin and his bandmates, RM (#31), J-Hope (#38), and Suga (#170) are the only Korean soloist to debut on this chart.
Before Like Crazy, Set Me Free Pt.2 of Jimin was the biggest 2023 debut by a K-pop act on Global Spotify, so far.
Set Me Free Pt. 2 also debuted at #1 on Korea’s Spotify chart.
April 23, 2023 – Jimin’s FACE album surpassed 330 million streams on Spotify, making it the fastest album (30 days) by a Korean Soloist in history to gain this achievement.
Jimin’s Like Crazy has surpassed 100 million streams and becomes the fastest solo song by a Korean Soloist to achieve this amazing feat in only 30 days.
11. iTunes
Set Me Free Pt. 2 charted at #1 on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart for two consecutive days. The song remained on the chart at #1 for four days. An incredible achievement that no Korean soloist has achieved.
Set Me Free Pt. 2 also topped (#1) the European iTunes Song Chart for two consecutive days.
Set Me Free Pt. 2 debuted at #1 in 111 regions worldwide within 10 hours, making it the fastest song in history to achieve this feat.
On March 21, Set Me Free Pt. 2 was ranked #7 on the Official Trending Chart
On April 12, Like Crazy (UK Garage Remix) re-entered the Top 3 of the UK iTunes.
On April 19, 2023, Like Crazy (UK Garage Remix) entered the UK iTunes chart at #4.
On April 27, Jimin’s solo song, Like Crazy, (UK Garage Remix) re-entered the Top 2 of UK iTunes.
12. Oricon Charts
Set Me Free Pt. 2 by BTS Jimin debuted at #1 on Japan’s Oricon Daily Digital Singles Chart.
As of April 19, 2023, FACE by Jimin is still ranking even several days after its debut. It ranked #10 on the Combined Album Charts; #33 on the Album Chart and #8 on the Western Albums Chart.
13. United World Top 10
FACE charted at the Top 10 of the United World Charts and remained there for 2 weeks. In its third week, the song is still ranked in the Top 10.
14. Top Selling Songs US
Like Crazy also ranked #1 again for the 4th week on the World Digital Song Sales chart and #17 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
15. RIAJ Japan
Jimin’s FACE album sold 250 units earning the RIAJ Platinum certification in Japan. He is the first Korean soloist in history to achieve this phenomenal feat.
More Achievements of Jimin’s Like Crazy
16. IFPI Official MENA Chart
Jimin topped the IFPI Official MENA Chart with his solo song Like Crazy, the first Korean solo artist to do so.
17. Switzerland’s Album Chart
April 23, 2023 – Jimin’s FACE album is still charting at #22 on this week’s chart.
18. Poland Physical Albums Chart
Jimin’s FACE was ranked #3 in the Poland Physical Albums Chart. FACE is the highest charting album and the first Korean solo album in history to enter the Top 10 of the chart.
19. YouTube
Set Me Free Pt. 2 trended at #1 in the US and South Korea upon its release on March 17, 2023. The MV gained 15,518,801 views after one day and trended at #2 for music.
The MV also debuted at #6 on YouTube UK Top Songs. It rose to #3 on YouTube UK Daily Chart with more than 400,000 streams.
Set Me Free Pt. 2 has gained more than 65 million views on YouTube as of April 23, 2023 (one month after release).
Jimin’s Like Crazy MV has also surpassed 45 million views on YouTube, as of April 23, 2023), a month after its release.
20. Melon Daily Chart
Jimin was ranked #1 on the Melon Daily All Artist Chart and the Daily Male Soloist Chart.
FACE by Jimin debuts as the 1st Day Biggest Album Debut for a Korean Soloist on Melon for the year 2023.
April 24, Like Crazy by Jimin won its 4th Melon Weekly Popularity Award.
21. Hanteo
FACE by Jimin breaks the record as the highest 1st-day sales by a K-pop soloist with 1,021,532 verified sales. Bandmates Suga’s D-Day is at #3 (still ongoing); Jin’s The Astronaut is at #6, and RM’s Indigo is at #8.
FACE also has the highest 1st-week sales by a soloist on Hanteo, with Suga Agust D’s – D-Day in second place.
22. Apple Music
Set Me Free Pt. 2 ranked #1 in the K-Pop genre of Apple Music UK.
On March 21, 2023, Set Me Free Pt. 2 MV was ranked #7 of the Top 10 Apple Music UK Top Music Video Chart.
23. Gaon Chart
As of April 27, FACE by Jimin has surpassed 1.6 million copies sold on the Circle Gaon Album Chart.
This record would be updated later. If you’re aware of any updates, you can leave a comment stating the update, so I can add it to the list. Thank you.
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