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'Yours' by BTS' Jin is top-selling song by a Korean solo act in US this year

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Anna Gabrielle Cerezo, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OpnYPFTb8NE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p><br/>Worldwide Handsome scored a worldwide hit!</p><p>&quot;Yours,&quot; the main theme for the mystery drama &quot;Jirisan,&quot; by BTS vocalist Kim Seokjin, known by his stage name Jin, emerged as the top-selling song in dozens of countries, including the United States, the largest music market.</p><p>According to MRC Data, &quot;Yours&quot; debuted at No. 2 on Billboard&#x27;s Digital Song Sales ranking after churning out 13,200 downloads.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This week&#x27;s top-selling songs:<br/><br/>1. <a href="https://twitter.com/Adele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Adele</a> Easy on Me<br/>2. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JIN</a> Yours<br/>3. <a href="https://twitter.com/PostMalone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PostMalone</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/theweeknd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theweeknd</a> One Right Now<br/>4. <a href="https://twitter.com/eltonofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eltonofficial</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/DUALIPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DUALIPA</a> Cold Heart (<a href="https://twitter.com/pnau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pnau</a> Remix)<br/>5. <a href="https://twitter.com/edsheeran?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@edsheeran</a> Shivers</p>— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) <a href="https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1460364162446544901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The tune only comes behind Adele’s “Easy on Me,&quot; which outsold the Korean piece by less than 1,500 units.</p><p>&quot;Yours&quot; marks the highest-charting title for any South Korean solo act in the US this year.</p><p>The piece is Jin&#x27;s third solo material to arrive on the purchase-only list following &quot;Epiphany&quot; from BTS repackaged album &quot;Love Yourself: Answer,&quot; which peaked at No. 19; and &quot;Moon&quot; from the group&#x27;s fourth full-length &quot;Map of the Soul: 7,&quot; which landed at No. 17 (both, however, are credited to BTS).</p><p>As a BTS vocalist, Jin has appeared on the ranking more than 50 times and landed at No. 1 nine times.</p><p>Meanwhile, &quot;Yours&quot; bagged the top spot on Billboard&#x27;s World Digital Song Sales chart, earning Jin his first No. 1 hit on the tally.</p><p>Overall, Jin has charted four solo songs on the genre-specific list. The tune is accompanied by &quot;Awake&quot; (No. 6) from the Bangtan boys&#x27; 2016 record &quot;Wings&quot;, &quot;Epiphany&quot; (No. 4), and &quot;Moon&quot; (No. 2).</p><p>As of this writing, the emotion-soaked OST has taken the lead the iTunes chart in at least 93 countries. It is the second solo material with most No. 1&#x27;s on the platform in 2021 after Adele&#x27;s &quot;Easy on Me,&quot; which rules with 95.</p>

'Yours,' the main theme for the mystery drama 'Jirisan,' by BTS vocalist Kim Seokjin, emerged as the top-selling song in dozens of countries, including the United States, the largest music market.

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'Yours' by BTS' Jin is top-selling song by a Korean solo act in US this year

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 16, 2021 02:36 PM PHT

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