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Jimin’s “Who” manages an impressive showing on the Hot 100 this week. The single, which was on the way down on the chart until recently, turns around and rebounds on the list, and as it does, it reaches a special landmark.
“Who” improves from No. 41 to No. 25 on the current Hot 100. The track gains more than 15 spaces on the ranking of the most-consumed songs throughout the country in what turns out to be a notable frame for the singer and one of his most successful releases.
As of this frame, “Who” has now lived on the Hot 100 for 26 weeks. It’s just the third song by any South Korean musical act to spend half a year on the tally, which is known as one of the most competitive published by Billboard.
“Who” joins both BTS’ “Dynamite” and Psy’s “Gangnam Style” in the club of K-pop tunes—or at least those produced by musical acts most closely associated with the style—that have earned 26 stays on the Hot 100. The former of those two leads all cuts, with 32 weeks on the chart. “Gangnam Style” held on for 31 stints more than a decade ago.
Last time around, “Who” was matched with another hit for the honor of being the third-longest-running song by any South Korean musical entity on the ranking. Fifty Fifty’s “Cupid” lived on the Hot 100 for 25 weeks before falling off the roster. Now, the girl group has been forced down to fourth place on this all-time list.
“Who” is being powered largely by ongoing streaming popularity, which is evident based on its placement on another U.S.-based tally. Jimin rises to No. 11 on this week’s Streaming Songs chart, up from No. 29. That’s a new high for the smash on the list of the most-streamed cuts across America.
Sales helped initially power “Who,” and fans buying the tune kept it going for several weeks. Purchases play a much smaller role these days than streams, as Luminate reports that Jimin’s cut was only snapped up by just under 1,100 people in the U.S. in the past tracking frame.
“Who” has more than a month to go before it catches up with “Gangnam Style,” and that’s a tall order. Whether Jimin and his following can keep the song on the Hot 100 that long is tough to predict, but the fact that this is a very quiet period in the U.S. music industry regarding exciting new releases may play in his favor.
