BTS' Jimin never releases anything that is less than iconic, and with Filter and Friends, he did just that.

On the 21st of February 2020, BTS released their full-length 4th album, the Map of The Soul: 7, and it has since been declared the best-selling South Korean album of all-time.

As part of the album were subunits, solos as well as group songs that were well received. Jimin released Filter, whose concept he created, and Friends, which is a duet fellow member V and for which he produced, wrote, and composed—talking about these two songs, Jimin said that Filter was about all the perspectives and prejudices which he used to express how he wanted to present himself to the world in many different ways. Friends, which was initially not going to be a unit song, talked about the beauty of friendship and was performed with his friend and fellow member Kim Taehyung.

To celebrate the anniversary, fans shared its immense achievements together with congratulatory words of support. #2YearsWithFilter #2YearsWithFriends, PARK JIMIN, Jiminie, #필터2주년축하해, Filter, Congratulations Jimin, #JIMINJIMIN, Jimins, #방탄소년단지민 took spots on Twitter, JIMIN JIMIN is going strong with over 800K tweets. One of the largest Jimin fanbases, Jimin Data, celebrated by adopting a Siberian Tiger, which is Korea's national animal, and a Dolphin, which are both endangered species to honor Jimin's love for animals.

As soon as Filter was released, it broke records. On Spotify, Filter went on to record the biggest 24-hour debut for a Korean solo as well as the 3rd highest debut behind ON and ON ft Sia at 2.2 Million streams, charting #33 on Spotify Global. It was the highest MOTS:7 solo charting on Spotify in over 12 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, where it charted higher than title track ON. Of note was its charting at #38 on Spotify US on its first day with 587,178 plays. On iTunes, it charted in 82 countries, #2 on the WorldWide iTunes song chart,#1 in Panama and Cambodia, and was the highest album solo to chart #81 on Apple Music Global Top 100. The song was the most liked audio of all album tracks, the fastest Korean solo to cross 2 Million streams, and the first Korean official audio to trend in more than 28 countries. It charted #3 behind title track ON and ON ft Sia on AMAZON Best Sellers in Best Digital Music, and on GENIUS, it trended fourth for English translations and #21 for lyrics. 

Filter performed very well on Korean streaming platforms Genie, Flo, Bugs, Soribada & MelOn, ranking #2 for 5 hours and having the 3rd most unique listeners, and being the solo with most hearts on melon. In China, it charted #4 on NetBase Cloud Music's Rapid Rising and 47th on the chart's New Releases. Filter was and remains the most-streamed MOTS 7 track on Anghami taking over the Middle East. It also debuted the highest among all solos of the album on Deezer US at #37

Friends was not left behind, and it went on to be the most streamed BTS unit song by a member on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, MelOn, Genie, Jiosaavn, Pandora, Gaana, Anghami, Line music, and Deezer. It surpassed 200 Million points on the GAON chart in 2020 and surpassed 125 Million streams and 2.4 Million ULS on Melón. The song charted #6 on US Billboard Digital Song Sales Chart and #16 on US Billboard, bubbling at 100. It was #36 on Billboard Japan streaming songs and #56 on BB Japan Hot 100. In Korea's Billboard K-pop Top 100, it was #7 and 83rd on the GAON Digital chart and 70th on the 2020 melon year-end chart. Together with Filter, the songs were nominated for Song of The Year awards on the 10th GAON Chart Awards.

Friends was the first Korean song included in the Global release of a  Marvel film and Hollywood blockbuster Eternals. The song was selected after its Director Chloé Zhao revealed herself to be a Jimin fan and lover of the song Friends. Friends inclusion was celebrated with immense news coverage, viewing parties, and record-breaking box offices in South Korea. Filter was praised by global media and critics, calling it an album stand out by TIME Magazine. Metro UK named Filter one of the most radio-friendly of the lot, whereby Jimin was able to hit high notes easily thanks to his natural register and breathiness, which lent the song its sex appeal. His vocals were described as mellifluously dripping expressively over the pulsing rhythm and a song which the Iowa State Daily declared to have been hooked on the most. It was used as BGM for a TikTok campaign by the WHO and used by three-time Japanese figure skating champions Tim Koleto and Misato Komatsubara in a routine for 'Stars on Ice 2021.' 

Filter remains the most-streamed Korean Male Solo of 2020 and 2021, having recently advanced with 256 Million streams. On Youtube, it remains the most-streamed Korean solo official audio with over 87 Million streams. On iTunes, it has reached #1 in 115 countries breaking its own record as the highest-charting BTS solo and overall B-side track in history on iTunes worldwide. Friends is the most streamed unit song on the MOTS:7 album with 145 streams on Spotify and a total of 62's #1 on iTunes.

Congratulations Jimin!