Jimin‘s debut solo album, Face, has topped this week’s new music ballot.
Music followers voted in a ballot printed Friday (March 24) on Billboard, selecting the BTS member’s six-track challenge as their favourite new music launch of the previous week.
Face, which arrived on March 24 by way of HYBE LABELS, introduced in 74% of the vote, beating out new music from Lana Del Rey (Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Underneath Ocean Blvd), Ed Sheeran (“Eyes Closed”), Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro (RR), Luke Combs (Gettin’ Previous), and others.
Face was preceded by pre-release single “Set Me Free, Pt.2” and its dance-heavy music video. The brand new album additionally accommodates “Like Loopy,” album opener “Face-Off,” and extra. Along with manufacturing from the likes of Pdogg, Ghstloop and Evan, Jimin’s BTS bandmate RM additionally has songwriting credit on three songs on the tracklist.
In an interview with Consequence previewing Face, Jimin admitted every of his bandmates have been anxious over going solo as they centered on particular person tasks, however “their outcomes have been completely nice.” (Latest solo efforts have included J-Hope’s old-school hip-hop-leaning Jack within the Field, RM’s eclectic, collab-packed Indigo, and Jin’s single “The Astronaut,” which was co-written by Coldplay and launched earlier than he began his obligatory enlistment within the Korean navy.)
Jimin himself was additionally nervous for his solo debut earlier than its grand unveiling, explaining, “I don’t wish to be a humiliation to my members. I wish to be a proud member of BTS” earlier than hinting that the album will discover “how I overcame… If folks perceive the feelings I’m making an attempt to specific, I’ll contemplate the album a hit.”
Trailing behind Jimin on the fan-voted ballot was Del Rey’s ninth album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Underneath Ocean Blvd, with 21% of the vote. Within the set, the songstress muses on intercourse, devotion, household and American decay, however this time with a collection of friends — together with Tommy Genesis, Jon Batiste and Bleachers — offering an help. The set exhibits as soon as once more that Del Rey is making an attempt to problem herself in methods she beforehand hasn’t.
See the ultimate outcomes of this week’s new music launch ballot beneath.
