- BTS's Jimin made history as the first South Korean solo artist to top Billboard Hot 100 on April 4.
- "Like Crazy" was released on March 24 as the title track of his first solo album "FACE."
On April 4, K-pop global sensation BTS's Jimin made history as the first South Korean solo artist to top Billboard's Hot 100 chart with "Like Crazy." He bumped Miley Cyrus's hit "Flowers" off its 8-week running spot.
The song is the title track of the singer's highly anticipated first-ever solo album "FACE," which was released on March 24.
Within the first week of its release, the album racked up more than 1.4 million copies in sales in South Korea, per Forbes.
"Like Crazy" was released with two versions, Korean and English, and sold over 250,000 downloads and CD singles in total in its first week, per Billboard.
The Korean version sings about losing one's mind over being intoxicated with love, while the English one leans towards the fear of losing one's identity in the pursuit of stardom.
More versions of the song, including Deep House and UK garage remixes were released on March 26.
The music video for "Like Crazy" has also garnered over 33 million views since its premier on the same day of Jimin's solo album release.
Fellow BTS member and leader of the K-pop group RM was among the six other songwriters who co-wrote the song alongside Jimin.
Prior to the singer's success as a solo act, BTS has had its fair share of topping Billboard charts, with six No.1 Hits and 10 songs in Top 10 Hits.
But the K-pop global phenomenon's label has put a hold on BTS's activities as a group until 2025, as members begin enlisting in the South Korean military to fulfill their mandatory service requirement.
So far, the oldest member of the group, Jin, has been serving his 18-month military service since December 13 last year.
On April 1, fellow member J-Hope announced he was enlisting as an active duty soldier soon as well, per AllKpop.
Until then, the members will be exploring individual projects per an announcement posted on the label's Instagram page.