Posted by Lily_Chims37,517 pts Sunday, May 15, 2022
GQ Korea reports on "With You" record for reaching the fastest No.1's in 118 countries in iTunes history
The much anticipated and highly successful OST for the tvN Korean Drama Our Blues, "With You," was finally released on the 24th of April. Performed by Jimin and Ha Sungwoon, the track has since acquired numerous records.
On the iTunes platform worldwide, the song beat Dynamite to be the fastest song to reach #1 in more than 100 countries within 5 hours and also over 70 #1s in just over 3 hours. These included the biggest global music markets like the United States, France, Japan, the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and more.
Now, after two weeks, the song has gone to achieve 118 number 1's on WorldWide iTunes, with Anguilla joining the list. The song is well on its way to the 120th #1, making Jimin the only individual artist with two songs having 117 number 1's along with Filter.
On the 14th of May, GQ Korea reported on Jimin setting a new record with his first OST as 'With You' and received 118 #1's on iTunes WorldWide in the shortest period of time in iTunes history after Anguilla topped the iTunes song chart on the 13th of May. This also made With You the first and only song released this year to cross the milestone yet.
The article expounded on this by saying that the song received enthusiastic responses worldwide as soon as it was released, topping iTunes charts in the eight biggest markets of the world, as well as the fastest Korean OST to reach number 1 on iTunes in the United Kingdom maintaining its position for 28 hours and 13 minutes, setting the longest time for a Korean OST in iTunes history in the country.
Jimin also swept France's iTunes, which is the fifth-largest market globally. Additionally, all of Jimin's songs Lie, Serendipity, Intro, and Full version, Filter, and With You, topped the chart as well.
Meanwhile, Jimin once again topped the May 2022 Boy Group Individual Brand Reputation Rankings. He extends his own record as the First and Only artist in Korean history to keep the top position for 35 months consecutively and 41 months overall.
"The song is well on its way to the 120th #1, making Jimin the only individual artist with two songs having 117 number 1's along with Filter."
That was such a feat, excellent 👏