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BTS member Jin in a promotional photo for his extended play 'Echo.' Photo from BigHit Music's X account

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BTS star Jin's 'Echo' debuts at No. 3 of Billboard 200

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1748235649875JIN BTS.jfif" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">BTS member Jin in a promotional photo for his extended play &#x27;Echo.&#x27; <em>Photo from BigHit Music&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>BTS member Jin reached a new career milestone with his latest extended play (EP) &quot;Echo,&quot; which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking the K-pop star&#x27;s highest position on the albums chart to date, the music magazine reported early Monday.</p><p>The seven-track EP, released by Jin on May 16, ranked third on the Billboard 200 chart dated May 31 after earning 43,000 equivalent album units, <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-im-the-problem-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235980643/"><strong>according to Billboard</strong></a>.</p><p>Billboard noted that &quot;Echo&quot; surpassed Jin&#x27;s debut EP &quot;Happy,&quot; which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 following its release in November 2024.</p><p>&quot;Echo&quot; trails only Morgan Wallen&#x27;s chart-topping &quot;I&#x27;m the Problem&quot; and SZA&#x27;s &quot;SOS&quot; in the latest Billboard 200 rankings.</p><p>The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums in the United States, measured by equivalent album units composed of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums and streaming equivalent albums.</p><p>Meanwhile, Jin is set to go on a solo fan-concert tour beginning June.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LI6ay3LziPw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>BTS member Jin reached a new career milestone with his latest EP 'Echo,' which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking the K-pop star's highest position on the albums chart to date.</p>

BTS member Jin reached a new career milestone with his latest EP 'Echo,' which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking the K-pop star's highest position on the albums chart to date.