Jimin of BTS makes Spotify history by surpassing 6.5 billion streams with solo songs alone

Jimin reaches a historic milestone on Spotify, cementing his global power as a solo artist beyond the BTS phenomenon.

Jimin, a member of BTS, has just written a new chapter in K-pop history. The South Korean artist has surpassed 6.5 billion streams on Spotify using exclusively solo songs, with no featured artists or collaborations, becoming the first and only K-pop soloist to reach this figure under those conditions. The achievement is striking not only for its scale, but for what it represents: Jimin’s undeniable individual pull within the global music market.

On the world’s largest streaming platform, Jimin has accumulated more than 6.5 billion streams from just 22 pure solo tracks, an unprecedented feat within the genre. According to his official Spotify profile, the artist has released a total of 34 tracks when collaborations are included, reaching 7.945 billion streams overall. Remarkably, over 80% of that total comes solely from his solo work, a proportion that clearly highlights his strength as an independent artist.

At the centre of this success is Who, the lead single from his second solo album MUSE. The track has enjoyed an exceptional run across digital platforms and international charts, spending 33 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, one of the strongest performances ever achieved by a Korean soloist. As of 24 January, Who has reached 2.257 billion streams on Spotify, establishing itself as one of the most listened-to songs of Jimin’s career.

Another cornerstone of his solo trajectory is Like Crazy, the title track from his debut album FACE. The song marked a turning point in K-pop history by becoming the first track by a Korean soloist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a milestone that significantly expanded the genre’s presence in Western markets. To date, Like Crazy has surpassed 1.419 billion streams on Spotify, remaining one of the defining works of his artistic identity.

At album level, the numbers reinforce this narrative of sustained success. FACE has accumulated over 2.69 billion streams, while MUSE reached 3.7 billion streams in the shortest time ever recorded for a Korean-language album. These figures speak not only to popularity, but to long-term global engagement and consistent listener loyalty.

Beyond statistics, these records confirm Jimin’s evolution as a fully realised solo artist. His transition from the collective phenomenon of BTS to a clearly defined individual career has been deliberate, coherent and, above all, strongly supported by audiences worldwide. In an industry where many artists rely on high-profile collaborations to expand their reach, Jimin proves that his voice — both literal and artistic — is powerful enough on its own.

With this latest milestone, Jimin does more than break records. He solidifies his position as one of the most influential solo artists in today’s global music landscape, reaffirming that K-pop is no longer written only in the plural, but increasingly in the singular.