'Like Crazy' by BTS member Jimin tops Billboard Hot 100

BTS 지민, 미국 빌보드 '핫 100' 1위 K팝 솔로 최초

BTS' Jimin's new single "Like Crazy" has debuted on Billboard, topping the Hot 100 chart.
The latest achievement makes Jimin the first K-pop solo artist to accomplish the feat.
Lee Seung-jae has more.

BTS as a group may be on hiatus, but individually, members have been successfully launching their solo careers.
This includes Jimin, who made history on Monday, when his single "Like Crazy" from his album "FACE" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Jimin becomes the very first solo K-pop artist to top the Billboard Hot 100.
According to Billboard, the song also topped the digital single sales chart with combined sales of 254-thousand song downloads and CD singles.
The chart-topping single was released on March 24th with the track coming from Jimin's debut solo album which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Before Jimin,.. PSY reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 with his 2012 hit "Gangnam Style".
"Like Crazy" has a very 1970's sound, with a synth-pop theme and Jimin participated directly in the songwriting process.
According to the artist himself, the song is about expressing "the emotions of the moment when you turn away from reality to forget your scars."
He added that his debut album was inspired by emotions felt during the three-plus years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Music critics say Jimin's success on the Billboard chart is further proof of BTS's global success. while adding that synth-pop's unique retro atmosphere and comfortable melodies are easily approachable for global music fans.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.

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2023-04-04, 09:00 (KST)