BTS's Jimin and Jin rank on Billboard Japan's annual charts, showcasing their solo successes and group popularity in 2025.
December/5/2025 19:01
BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan)'s Jimin and Jin both charted on Billboard JAPAN's annual chart. Today (5th), Billboard JAPAN announced the 2025 annual chart (calculation period: November 25, 2024 - November 23, 2025), revealing that Jimin's 2nd solo album title track 'Who' ranked 73rd on the 'Japan Hot 100'. Jimin is the only Korean male artist to appear on this chart this year. Additionally, 'Who' charted at 61st on 'Streaming Songs', and the album 'MUSE' ranked 76th on 'Streaming Albums' and 87th on 'HOT Albums'. Both Jin (58th) and Jimin (93rd) appeared on the 'Artist 100'. Jin's 2nd solo album 'Echo' achieved 24th on 'Download Albums' and 41st on 'Top Album Sales', showing strong performance. BTS also made their presence felt in Spotify Japan's 'Spotify Wrapped 2025', ranking 4th in 'Top Groups of 2025 Japan' and 18th in 'Top Artists of 2025 Japan', becoming the most streamed overseas male artist. Furthermore, in Spotify's global annual report, they ranked 1st for most streams among K-POP artists, reaffirming their solid global status. The members' solo songs also achieved high results in the Japanese market, with Jimin's 'Who' (10th), Jin's 'Don't Say You Love Me' (19th), Jungkook's solo single 'Seven (feat. Latto)' (65th), and V and Park Hyoshin's duet 'Winter Ahead (with PARK HYO SHIN)' (68th) charting on Spotify Japan's 'Top Tracks of 2025 Japan'. Notably, 'Winter Ahead (with PARK HYO SHIN)' ranked 46th in 'Most Shared Tracks of 2025 Japan', generating significant buzz on social media. In 'Top Albums of 2025 Japan', Jimin's 'MUSE', Jin's 'Echo', and Jungkook's 'GOLDEN' ranked 13th, 27th, and 30th respectively. Additionally, J-HOPE's performance at '2025 Lollapalooza Berlin Wrapped' was highlighted, with the organizers selecting his 'MIC Drop' stage as the 'Loudest Crowd' performance of the year, stating that the audience's enthusiasm exceeded the venue's decibel limits. Thus, BTS demonstrated their unwavering popularity with excellent results across multiple charts, both as a group and solo, reaffirming their presence globally this year, raising expectations for their upcoming full-group new album and world tour planned for next spring.
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