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On July 22, 2024, Park Jimin of BTS clinched another record as his latest single, Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco), surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify. It became the fastest song by a K-pop act in Spotify's history to achieve this feat. The track is a pre-release single from the artist's latest solo album, MUSE, released on July 19.
The song has gained over 103 million streams, averaging 2.9 million streams daily. Meanwhile, the album's title track, WHO, has amassed over 18.59 million streams between July 19 and 22.
According to the official X account of Chart Data, the title track earned the biggest debut on Spotify for a K-pop song in 2024. It surpassed the record previously held by the track Smeraldo Garden Marching Band.
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Here is the list of all tracks from MUSE and their streams:
- WHO — 18.59 million (18,592,370)
- Rebirth: INTRO — 4 million (4,044,474)
- Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco) — 103 million (103,058,491)
- Be Mine — 4.8 million (4,835,204)
- SLOW DANCE (feat. Sofia Carson) — 4.4 million (4,420,685)
- Interlude: SHOWTIME — 3.14 million (3,149,126)
- Closer Than This — 188 million (188,798,292)
BTS Jimin's MUSE continues to break records
BTS Jimin's MUSE earned his biggest streaming day of all time on Spotify on July 19, 2024, with nearly 30.5 million streams. On July 21, the album amassed 26.3 million streams in 24 hours on Spotify. WHO also entered the Top 5 on the Global Spotify Charts on July 20 at No. 3.
Jimin sets the milestone with WHO, becoming the first and only K-solo act to ever reach 1 million plays on the Spotify USA Daily Top Songs Chart, previously held by Like Crazy. The BTS idol released his debut solo album, FACE, on March 24, 2023, and its title track, Like Crazy, dominated several music charts, including topping the Billboard Hot 100.
Meanwhile, Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco) is loosely inspired by The Beatles and their 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The BTS singer's track incorporated the marching band's beats and psychedelic imagery to create an upbeat and happy song.
WHO is a contrasting song that brings back the 90s jazzy beats as Jimin sings and dances along a neon-lit street at night, wishing to find his soulmate. The song is built of the singer's high-octave baritones which are layered with synthesizer tunes, pop-funk beats, and saxophone rhythms.
In other news, Park Jimin is serving in the South Korean military and will return in June 2025 after fulfilling 18 months of mandatory service. His latest album was pre-recorded ahead of his December 2023 enlistment and was released via BIGHIT MUSIC on July 19, 2024.
