BTS’ Jimin Dethrones Drake for Most Streams In First 24 Hours on SoundCloud
Jimin’s hit solo “Promise” broke the record for most streams in its first 24 hours on SoundCloud.
When Jimin stopped the world on December 31st and announced that he released a song for free on SoundCloud, fans went crazy. Forbes reported that “Promise” surpassed the previously set 24-hour debut record by Drake’s “Duppy Freestyle” with 3.6 million streams last May. “Promise” achieved over 8.5 million streams within the first 24 hours.
promise is the most streamed song on soundcloud in the first 24 hours. jimin’s POWER. pic.twitter.com/nLdUPhQXuQ
— luna love bot (@functionbts) January 3, 2019
The top 5 countries that streamed the song were South Korea, USA, Japan, Vietnam, and Indonesia. This achievement was done with no promotions from Bighit or any other teasers. Jimin’s power to attract a crowd is unmatched. Fans raved about it on Twitter:
JIMIN BROKE DRAKES RECORD FOR THE MOST STREAMED SONG ON SOUNDCLOUD BY MORE THAN 4M STREAMS…. TELL ME WHO’S DOING DOING IT LIKE HIM? QUICKLY. OH DATS RIGHT YOU CANT BC AINT NO BODY DOING IT BETTER THAN PARK JIMIN!! pic.twitter.com/JbJKuqKq93
— tai | promise 🧸✨ (@PJMSOMEGASLICK) January 3, 2019
You can listen to “Promise” below.
