A member of Okay-pop supergroup BTS has made music historical past. Singer Jimin grew to become the primary ever South Korean solo artist to prime the US Billboard High 100 listing together with his tune 'Like Loopy'.
The sluggish jam shot to the highest of the charts, that are based mostly on gross sales, streaming and radio airplay.
The 27-year-old posted a screenshot of the Sizzling 100 listing - exhibiting that he’d pipped heavyweights together with Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift to the primary spot - on his Instagram account. He added a caption studying “Love u all” to his 49.2 million followers.
The massively well-liked BTS have been additionally the primary South Korean act to prime the Billboards charts in 2020.
The seven-member phenomenon are at present on hiatus whereas its members give attention to solo initiatives and model offers - and full their army service, a requirement beneath South Korean legislation.
They've been a prime torchbearer of Okay-Pop music within the US and worldwide and have beforehand secured six number one hits within the Sizzling 100 chart, together with 'Butter and Dynamite'. In line with business tracker IFPI, BTS have been the world’s second greatest promoting artist final yr, behind Taylor Swift.
Jimin’s star was already on the rise earlier than this achievement, with him securing model ambassadorships for trend giants Dior and Tiffany & Co. 'Face', the album 'Like Loopy' was taken from, additionally lately broke data. Coming in at quantity 2 on the US album charts, it’s the highest-charting launch in US historical past by a South Korean solo musician.
Korean music has been well-liked worldwide now for over a decade.
In 2012, Psy’s iconic tune 'Gangnam Fashion' - well-known for its catchy tune and much-replicated accompanying dance - grew to become a cultural phenomenon. It was primary in additional than 30 international locations throughout the globe and its music video even broke a world file as the primary ever Youtube video to hit 1 billion views.
Nonetheless, the tune itself didn’t handle to prime the Billboard Sizzling 100 and solely climbed to quantity 2 within the charts - so whereas at present is a wonderful day for Jimin and Okay-pop basically, it’s a tragic one for Psy.
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