BTS’s j-hope has officially become the K-pop soloist with the most entries on Billboard’s Hot 100!
On June 24, Billboard revealed that j-hope had broken into the top 40 of the Hot 100 (its weekly ranking of the most popular songs in the United States) for the first time as a soloist. His new single “”; (featuring GloRilla) debuted at No. 40 this week, making it his highest-charting solo song yet.
Not only does the entry mark j-hope’s highest solo ranking to date on the Hot 100, but it also marks a new K-pop record. With eight solo entries under his belt, j-hope has now overtaken his bandmate to set a new record for the most Hot 100 entries of any K-pop soloist.
“Killin’ It Girl”; also debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart this week, meaning it was the best-selling song of the week in the United States.
Over on the global charts, “Killin’ It Girl”; debuted at No. 2 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart and No. 3 on the Global 200, while j-hope’s previous single “”; re-entered the Global Excl. U.S. chart at No. 150.
Meanwhile, j-hope re-entered Billboard’s Artist 100 at No. 52, marking his 16th overall week on the chart as a soloist.
Congratulations to j-hope!
Watch j-hope in BTS’s film “BREAK THE SILENCE: THE MOVIE”; on Viki below:
