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Korea Herald
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
BTS' Jimin garners 300m Spotify streams with ‘Serendipity'
Jimin of BTS amassed 300 million streams on Spotify with his solo single 'Serendipity' as of last week. It is his seventh solo endeavor to reach the milestone. 'Serendipity' is part of the band's repackaged 'Love Yourself: Answer' album from 2018. The single topped the iTunes Top Songs Chart in 80 regions and earned gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Before unveiling the full-length single, an intro version of the R&B serenade was included in the band's fifth EP 'Love Yourself: Her,' released in 2017. The accompanying music video, which served as a trailer for the septet's mini album, surpassed 100 million views on YouTube in 2019, becoming the band's 19th video to hit the milestone. The video was the first featuring a single member to do so.
Korea Herald
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
BTS adds another 500 million-stream hit on Spotify with ‘Idol'
BTS has added another 500 million-stream song to its discography on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform. According to Spotify's chart on Tuesday, 'Idol,' the main track from BTS' 2018 repackaged album "Love Yourself: Answer," became the group's 15th track to reach the 500 million-stream milestone. 'Idol' is a vibrant track that blends South African Kwaito music with traditional Korean rhythms and chants, layered over EDM and trap grooves. Upon release, the song gained global popularity, debuting at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 21 on the UK Official Singles Chart. In 2022, it was certified Platinum in the streaming category by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. A song must accumulate at least 100 million streams to be certified Platinum. Meanwhile, the alternate version of the track, 'Idol (Feat. Nicki Minaj),' is also approaching a major milestone, with nearly 190 million streams on Spotify to date.
