{"id":54053,"date":"2023-04-04T09:57:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T09:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/04\/bts-jimin-first-s-korea-solo-artist-to-top-us-billboard-charts\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T09:57:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T09:57:35","slug":"bts-jimin-first-s-korea-solo-artist-to-top-us-billboard-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/04\/bts-jimin-first-s-korea-solo-artist-to-top-us-billboard-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS&#8217; Jimin first S Korea solo artist to top US Billboard charts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS has become the first South Korean solo artist to top the US songs chart with his hit, Like Crazy.<\/p>\n<p>The sultry slow jam made its debut this week in the number one spot of the Billboard Hot 100 list, which is based on sales, streaming and radio airplay.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old celebrated the record on Instagram, sharing the chart with his 49 million followers.<\/p>\n<p>BTS was the first South Korean act to top the Billboards charts in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-33.png\" alt=\"BTS' Jimin first S Korea solo artist to top US Billboard charts\" class=\"wp-image-10032289455 lazy\"  data- title=\"BTS' Jimin first S Korea solo artist to top US Billboard charts\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jimin of BTS rules the US pop charts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tremendously popular boyband announced a hiatus last year to rest and pursue solo projects. Members are also completing their military service.<\/p>\n<p>Jimin\u2019s success with Like Crazy reflects the group\u2019s sustained fandom worldwide, industry watchers say.<\/p>\n<p>BTS have been the torchbearers of K-Pop music in the US, with six number one hits, including Dynamite and Butter.<\/p>\n<p>The septet, composed of members Jimin, RM, Jungkook, Jin, Suga, J-Hope and V, were the world\u2019s second best-selling artist last year, behind Taylor Swift, according to industry tracker IFPI.<\/p>\n<p>They were the number one selling artist the prior year when they released a major album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS has become the first South Korean solo artist to top the US songs chart with his hit, Like Crazy. 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