“IDOL OF IDOLS”- Fans react as BTS' Jimin’s ‘WHO’ becomes the fastest male solo and an Asian act song to achieve 1.1 billion streams on Spotify

On Friday, November 29, BTS' Jimin’s 2024 solo track WHO crossed over 1.1 billion streams on Spotify. The music streaming service also shared this milestone on its social media platform. With the latest milestone, BTS' Jimin’s WHO became the fastest male solo song and fastest solo by an Asian act to achieve 1.1 billion streams in Spotify history.

The BTS member’s song accomplished the feat in 133 days, which surpassed the previous record of Harry Styles' As It Was. The American singer’s solo track earned the title in 135 days. WHO also became the fourth fastest song of all time and ties the second fastest song of 2024 to reach this mark on Spotify.

BTS' Jimin’s fans were delighted with the latest achievement recorded by WHO. As a result, his followers inundated the internet with their praises for the singer and his solo track. Echoing this message, one X user commented:

“CONGRATULATIONS IDOL OF IDOLS”

Many other reactions to BTS’ Jimin’s latest accomplishment were seen online. While many fans were proud of him, others quoted his achievement as "massive.”

“Congratulations, Jimin! PROUD OF YOU JIMIN. WE LOVE YOU JIMIN. WITH JIMIN TILL THE END,” a fan stated.

“Yes indeed, massive Congratulations!,” a fan wrote.

“Congratulations Jimin I am so proud of you,” expressed another admirer.

Another fan commented:

“Amd he will still continue to break records.”

Some referred to BTS’ Jimin as a “history maker,” while others described his song WHO as “one of the best releases” of 2024.

“Congratulations jimin. History maker jimin. King of kpop Jimin,” remarked a fan.

“This song is amazing! Well deserved,” stated another X user.

“One of the best releases this year btw,” wrote a fan.

Another fan remarked:

“Even my mom that dont' listening to K-pop like she hate that have put this music in her playlist and listening to it very morning in her car when she go to work.”

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BTS' Jimin’s WHO belongs to his solo album MUSE

BTS' Jimin released his solo album MUSE on July 19, 2024. The album featured a total of seven tracks, including WHO. Here’s a complete rundown of the songs from Jimin’s album:

• Rebirth (Intro)
• Interlude: Showtime
• Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco)
• Slow Dance (feat. Sofia Carson)
• Be Mine
• WHO
• Closer Than This

As stated by BIGHIT Music, MUSE is BTS’ Jimin’s second solo album after FACE, which shares the stories Jimin wished to convey while portraying his journey of finding inspiration from his surroundings.

Besides recording chart-topping success, BTS’ Jimin’s WHO also earned the Billboard Music Awards 2024 nomination for the Top Global K-pop Song category. Additionally, Park Jimin has been nominated under the Top Global K-pop Artist category alongside his bandmate Jungkook.