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On July 17, 2024, BTS' Jimin achieved another historic record as his latest single, Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco), reached No. 1 across 119 countries on the iTunes Worldwide Song Chart. The official X account of World Music Awards shared the update and highlighted Jimin's second "Perfect All-Kills" in 2024.
Furthermore, Jimin became the first and only artist to have earned five "Perfect All-Kills" in the history of the iTunes Worldwide Song Chart with songs like Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco), Like Crazy, Filter, With You, and Closer Than This. For the unversed, "Perfect All-Kills" (PAK) is when a song concurrently tops the real-time, daily, and weekly charts on iTunes across 119 countries.
On July 14, 2024, the BTS singer's solo song, Filter, from the band's album, MAP OF THE SOUL: 7, earned a "Perfect All-Kills" as it topped across 119 countries on the iTunes Worldwide Song Chart. Meanwhile, Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco) became the first and only song released in 2024 to earn this milestone.
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BTS Jimin's continuous success with his solo music propels him as one of the most revered musicians
Jimin earned the biggest debut on Spotify in 2024, with over 6 million unfiltered streams on Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco) within a day of its release. The song was released on June 28, 2024, as a pre-release single from his upcoming second solo album, MUSE, which will be released on July 19.
Like Crazy is the title track from the idol's debut solo album, FACE, which was released on March 24, 2023. The song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first and only song by a Korean solo act to top the chart in the history of Billboard and K-pop. Furthermore, he also became the first-ever Korean solo artist to debut atop the Hot 100.
Closer Than This was released on December 22, 2023, by the BTS idol as a digital single dedicated to his fans, ARMY. The song was later included in his upcoming solo album, MUSE, as another pre-released single. As of July 17, 2024, the song has amassed over 179.8 million Spotify streams.
With You is an original soundtrack (OST) from the popular K-drama, Our Blues, and has gained over 282.9 million Spotify streams as of July 17. The song debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Worldwide chart as the singer's fourth "Perfect All-Kill."
Notably, he also became the first solo artist in the world to have eight songs under his belt that have reached No. 1 each across 100 countries on iTunes Worldwide. They are as follows:
- Like Crazy
- With You
- VIBE (feat. Jimin of BTS)
- Filter
- Closer Than This
- Set Me Free Pt. 2
- Angel Pt. 1
- Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco) — [NEW]
In other news, BTS' Jimin dropped the MV teaser for the upcoming song, WHO, on July 16, 2024. It is the title track from MUSE, which has heightened fans' anticipation for the upcoming release.
