BTS Jimin's 'With You' is popular on global platforms

BTS Jimin's 'With You' stands out on the global charts, solidifying his position as the OST king.

Jimin's 'With You' proved its extraordinary popularity by taking first place among the most streamed Korean drama OSTs sung by boy groups on Apple Music in 2022.

'With You', which ranked 15th in Circle Chart's annual download chart, the highest ranking for an OST, surpassed 193 million streams on Spotify on the 16th and shined its reputation by setting the record for the shortest period of time for a Korean OST in 10 hours, 263 days after its release.

'With You', which was released as an OST for the tvN drama 'Our Blues' in April last year, was explosively popular on various music platforms even though it was released at 11 PM on a Sunday night, as Jimin's attractive low-pitched voice, which seemed to be quietly whispering, served as the killing point. It continued.

In particular, Jimin set an all-kill record with 'With You' by ranking first on the iTunes Top Song Chart in 119 countries and regions, the shortest period of time ever and the only song released in 2022 to sweep all serviceable regions.

In addition, 'With You', which has been at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Trending Song Weekly Chart for 7 weeks, is back in the spotlight with the release of 'Vibe', a collaboration song with Taeyang that Jimin participated in composing, and re-enters the latest chart dated January 14th at No. 15. , successfully charted for a cumulative 27 weeks.

Accordingly, in a report on the hot trending song chart of 'Vibe', which topped the list even before its release, Billboard mentioned that 'With You' holds the record for being the second-longest number one song in history, and this is an outstanding achievement that sets the record for an OST song. .

Jimin's popularity continues to shine on various platforms even as the year changes with 'With You', while the music video for 'With You' achieved the highest number of views on YouTube among Korean OSTs released in 2022 without the artist's direct appearance, exceeding 34.8 million views. Still loved.

Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr