BTS Jimin creates history, becomes the first Korean solo artist to debut atop US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Like Crazy’

Is it luck? Is it magic?

No… It’s the Jimin Effect! Works without fail each time.

The BTS lead vocalist created history by becoming the first South Korean solo artist to bag the number-one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with his hit song, ‘Like Crazy’. The dance track climbed through the ranks rapidly, knocking Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ from the top spot, eventually.

The Hot 100 chart records all music streaming, radio airplay and sales data in the US. The song had 254,000 song downloads and CD singles combined and earned 10 million streams and 64,000 radio airplay audience impressions in its first week (March 24-30).

Jimin, who made his debut as a solo artist in March with the album ‘Face’. became the Korean solo artist with the highest number of first-day album sales. Released on March 24, ‘Face’ sold over a million copies on the first day of its release. According to the Korean market tracker Hanteo Chart, Face sold 1,021,532 copies. ‘Face’ also ranked second on Billboard’s main albums chart.

The song also had a grand debut on the streaming platform Spotify. The synth-pop track amassed over 7.9 million streams upon release. “Like Crazy” was also #1 on iTunes’ Top Song chart in 111 regions on March 25 and also dominated the Daily Digital Single Ranking on the Japanese chart Oricon.

‘Like Crazy’ also broke records in other countries. The single debuted at number eight on the UK song charts. Jimin is now the fourth artist from South Korea to achieve this milestone.

It’s Jimin’s ‘world domination’ era, and we are loving every second of it!

About ‘Like Crazy’
‘Like Crazy’ is a foot-tapping synth-pop single produced by PDogg and Ghstloop. The song was released in two versions, English and Korean. While the Korean version talks about the pain of losing a loved one and unrequited feelings, the English version revolves around the pitfalls of stardom and the fear of losing one’s identity. The music video shows the singer sitting alone in a kitchen, before being dragged by an unseen force into a club where he loses himself in the crowd and parties wildly. At the end of the song, he is seen returning to his home, with a hand covered in a mud-like substance.