Park Jimin, popularly known as Jimin among the BTS ARMY, has created history by debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with his new song ‘Like Crazy’ from his first solo album Face
By leading the Billboard Hot 100 chart with his song Like Crazy, Jimin has become the first member of the South Korean pop group BTS (Bangtan Soneyondan) to rank no 1 on the chart. He is also the first South Korean solo artist to lead the list
In the absence of radio play, BTS ARMY managed to propel the song 'Like Crazy' through sales. The song was released last month on March 24 on Jimin’s debut solo set FACE, which entered at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart
Despite being loved by the massive BTS ARMY fandom, and the general public with versions in both Korean and English languages, 'Like Crazy', a synth-pop genre song, missed love from US Radio channels with its airplay audience being the lowest for a Hot 100 No. 1 this decade
According to Billboard data, Jimin's “Like Crazy” sold 254,000 song downloads and CD singles combined and drew 10 million streams and 64,000 radio airplay audience impressions in its first week
The sales sum for “Like Crazy” is the highest in a single week since Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” sold 328,000 in November last year, according to Billboard and the song also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart, where it’s Jimin’s third appearance, and No. 35 on Streaming Songs, where the pop star makes his first appearance
The BTS ARMY made Jimin topping the charts in the world’s biggest music market look easy with their impressive sales. However, it is an extremely difficult feat to pull off. The fan group's effort helped Jimin become the second Korean act overall, behind only his own group BTS and their six No. 1’s that have topped the Hot 100 chart
Jimin is the first South Korean soloist to hit No. 1, surpassing PSY, who reached a No. 2 best with his iconic song “Gangnam Style” for seven weeks in 2012. With ‘Like Crazy’, BTS leader Kim Namjoon, known as RM, got his fourth No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as a songwriter
Immediately after the news of Jimin topping the Hot 100 chart broke, RM took to his Instagram Stories to share a photo of the latest Hot 100 top 10 rankings. He wrote, “I’m proud” and tagged Jimin
BTS member Jung Hoseok, commonly known as Jhope, also shared Billboard’s post announcing the Hot 100 top 10 with a row of purple hearts. “This is history… Congrats,” wrote Jhope, who is also called Sunshine by BTS ARMY
All members of BTS have now debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 as soloists:-
Kim Namjoon/RM — Wild FlowerJung Hoseok/Jhope — Chicken Noodle Soup, More, ArsonKim Seokjin/Jin — The AstronautMin Yoongi/SUGA/AgustD — Girl of My Dream, Daechwita, That ThatKim Taehyung/V — Christmas TreePark Jimin — VibeJeon Jungkook — Left and Right, Stay Alive