On June 28, Jimin officially released his new single ‘Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (feat. Loco)’. The song gained instant success, debuting at the #4 spot of the Top 50 Global Spotify Chart with over 6 million streams. This not only made it the top new entry on the charts; it also earned the song the biggest debut of any K-pop song on the global Spotify charts in 2024.
The song then debuted at the #41 spot on the US Spotify Daily Chart with over 750,000 streams. ‘Smeraldo Garden Marching Band’ now joins Jimin’s song ‘Like Crazy’ on the US Spotify Daily Chart, at #41 and #81 respectively.
Smeraldo Garden Marching Band’s explosive success has also given Jimin’s other solo songs a boost: ‘Closer Than This’ has now made its reappearance on the Global Spotify Chart at #91.
Outside of Spotify, the song has also been doing well on other prominent music charts. ‘Smeraldo Garden Marching Band’ debuted at #1 on Oricon Daily Digital Singles Chart and #76 on Melon Daily Chart.
The instant success of Jimin’s new song marks the continued relevance and cultural impact of BTS as a group.