BTS's wide-ranging move continues at the end of the year.
According to the latest chart released by the U.S. music media Billboard on the 3rd (December 7th), Jin's solo album 『Happy" entered the main album chart ' Billboard 200" (83rd place) for two consecutive weeks. The album ranked at #3 on 'World Albums' and #18 on 'Top Album Sales'.
The title song 'Running Wild' is ranked 12th in 'Global (excluding the United States)' and 33rd in 'Global 200'. The track "Until I Reach You" has been listed on several charts, including "Global (excluding the U.S.)" (119th) and "World Digital Song Sales" (119th). Jin topped the chart for the second week in a row as the song dominated 'World Digital Song Sales' this week. Last week, Jean topped the chart with another track 'Heart on the Window (with Wendy)'.
Jimin and Jungkook's box office is currently in progress. Jimin's 'Who' was ranked at #56 on Billboard 'Hot 100' and his second solo album 'MUSE' was ranked at #157 on Billboard 200', marking the 19th consecutive week of charting. 'Who' ranked 22nd in 'Global (except the United States)' and 30th in 'Global 200'. Jungkook's first solo single 'Seven (feat. Latto)' ranked 136th on 'Global 200' and 86th on 'Global (excluding the United States).
RM added a significant record to this. RM's second solo album 'Right Place, Wrong Person' was ranked 88th on the list of the 100 Best Albums of 2024 by Rolling Stone, an American music media outlet. RM was the only K-pop singer on the list, which made his achievement even more brilliant.
Rolling Stone pointed to the album's starting point, saying, "RM raises questions between his world-conquering self in his second solo album and an ordinary young man named 'Kim Nam-jun'". The psychedelic and emotional album is harmonized with self-exploring lyrics and music that seems to invite to new exploration.
Detailed stories about RM's record can be found in the documentary film 'RM: Right People, Wrong Place', which will be released on the 5th.The film, which features the production period of the second solo album, will be officially screened in more than 90 countries/regions around the world, including Korea. This work was the first K-pop documentary to be officially invited to the open cinema section of the 29th Busan International Film Festival, drawing great attention. It was first shown to the audience through a world premiere screening at the outdoor theater of the Busan Cinema Center on September 7.
