BTS J-Hope Sets New Record for K-Pop Solo Singer on Billboard

BTS J-Hope Sets New Record for K-Pop Solo Singer on Billboard

BTS' J-Hope has set a record for the most entries on the U.S. Billboard chart by a Korean solo artist.

Big Hit Music, the agency, announced on the 25th that J-Hope's new song "Killin' It Girl" entered Billboard's main single chart, the "Hot 100," at number 40 on the latest chart (dated June 28).

This is J-Hope's 8th solo entry, the most by a Korean solo artist. He also broke his own personal record for the highest Hot 100 ranking. His previous highest ranking was 60th for "On the Street" released in 2023.

J-Hope has charted all three of his solo singles this year on the Hot 100. "Sweet Dreams" peaked at No. 66, "MONA LISA" peaked at No. 65, and "Killin' It Girl" was his highest-charting single.

"Killin' It Girl" also showed strength on the detailed charts. It ranked 2nd on the "Global (Excl. US)" and 3rd on the "Global 200." This is the first time that J-Hope's solo song has entered the "Top 5" on both charts. It ranked 1st on the "Digital Song Sales" chart. "Mona Lisa" re-entered the "Global (Excl. US)" chart at 150th place.

The chart performances of BTS members continued. Jin's second mini album 'Echo's title song 'Don't Say You Love Me' ranked 34th on the 'Global 200', Jimin's second solo album 'Muse's title song 'Who' ranked 87th, and Jungkook's solo single 'Seven' ranked 99th. The three songs ranked 19th, 48th, and 57th on the 'Global (Excl. US)' chart, respectively.

BTS J-Hope Sets New Record for K-Pop Solo Singer on Billboard

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