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BTS's Jimin Wins 'Best K-Pop' at 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards, Continuing the Group's Global Dominance
On November 10th, the MTV EMA announced Jimin as this year's recipient of the 'Best K-Pop' award. This marks the second consecutive year a BTS member has won this category, following Jungkook's win last year. The 'Best K-Pop' category was introduced in 2021, with BTS winning as a group that year.
Jimin's solo second album 'MUSE' and its title track 'Who', released in July, have been receiving immense love on various global charts for nearly four months. This popularity likely contributed to his MTV EMA win. 'MUSE' and 'Who' have remained on the US Billboard's 'Billboard 200' and 'Hot 100' for 15 consecutive weeks and have been on the UK Official Charts for 16 weeks, showcasing their worldwide appeal. 'Who' is currently holding the 4th position on Spotify's latest 'Weekly Top Songs Global' chart (for the period of November 1-7), maintaining its spot in the 'Top 5'.
'Who' has brought Jimin his best performance as a solo artist. The track debuted at 4th place on the UK Official Singles Chart (for the period of July 26-August 1), marking the highest rank for a Jimin solo song. Additionally, it swept the top positions in sub-charts like 'Single Sales', 'Single Downloads', and 'Physical Single Sales' in its first week of release.
Meanwhile, BTS continues to exert overwhelming influence through active solo endeavors. Jimin will present an exhibition encompassing his solo albums 'FACE' and 'MUSE' in Los Angeles on November 29 and in Tokyo on January 10 next year. Jin is set to release his first solo album 'Happy' on November 15 at 2 PM, featuring a variety of genres based on band sounds, highlighting his evolved musical prowess. Jin has also participated in the overall production of the album, including writing the lyrics for the track 'Longing', raising anticipation.
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