Jimin Breaks UK Chart Record with Like Crazy

Since releasing his EP, “FACE”, Jimin has been breaking record after record. The most recent took place this Friday (31), with the main track “Like Crazy“.

The single became the highest-charting debut by a K-pop soloist when it debuted in the Top 10 of the UK charts. The release reached eighth position.

#JIMIN's “Like Crazy” becomes the highest debuting single for a K-Pop soloist in UK singles chart history, first to debut top 10 (#8). pic.twitter.com/HpTtGHyndL

—chartdata (@chartdata) March 31, 2023

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By achieving the milestone, the BTS member surpassed his own record in charts British people. Previously, the highest mark had been achieved by himself when “Set Me Free Pt.2” debuted at number 30. The track is also part of the tracklist by FACE.

Despite having already released some projects as a solo artist, this is the 27-year-old's first album. With the tracks “Face-off”, “Interlude: Dive”, “Like Crazy”, “Alone”, “Set Me Free Pt.2” and “Like Crazy (English Version)”, the album lasts just 19 minutes and 57 seconds. The short duration, however, has not proven to be an obstacle to performance on the music charts.

In addition to the records broken by the tracks, “FACE” became the fastest album by a South Korean soloist to reach the 100 million streams mark on Spotify. The artist needed just five days to mark his name in the history of the industry.

At Billboard Hot 100 – main singles chart in the United States -, the track “Set Me Free, Pt. 2” debuted at 30th position. With the achievement, Jimin became the first BTS member to debut a solo hit in the TOP 40 of the charts. ranking.

According to Billboard itself, in its debut week alone the track accumulated 6.4 million views. streams in the United States and 63 thousand downloads sold.

Featured photo: Jimin breaks record with main track “Like Crazy” in the United Kingdom (Disclosure/ Big Hit Music)