'The King's Affection' broke its own highest ratings.

According to Nielsen Korea, an audience rating research company on the 23rd, KBS 2TV's Monday-Tuesday drama 'The King's Affection' recorded a nationwide rating of 10.0% on the 22nd.

This is higher than the previous highest rating of 8.8% recorded for November 12th episode on November 16th, and it is the first time it has entered the 10% range, attracting attention.

'The King's Affection' started at 6.2% in the first broadcast, and after entering the 7% range, it recorded up to 10%, receiving a lot of love. On this episode, Lee Hwi (Park Eun-bin) grieved over the death of Hye-jong (Lee Pil-mo) and ascended the throne for Ji-woon (Rowoon) and everyone else.

Meanwhile, KBS 1TV's 'Gayo Stage', which aired on terrestrial stations in the same time zone, recorded 7.3%, MBC's 'Blood Game' 0.9%, and SBS 'Same Bed, Dream 2 - You Are My Destiny' 5.9%, respectively.

The Monday-Tuesday drama 'IDOL [Idol: The Coup]', which aired on JTBC, recorded a rating of 0.504% based on national pay TV households, showing its own lowest ratings.

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BTS's Jimin just made history on Spotify Korea!

On May 13, Spotify updated its Korea Daily Top Songs chart, and Jimin reached a huge milestone — he now has a total of 600 No.1s on the chart. He is officially the first and only artist to ever achieve this record on Spotify Korea.

Jimin’s latest title track “Who” from his second solo album MUSE quickly climbed to the top of the chart after its release and is still holding strong at No.1. This shows just how powerful his music and fan support really are.

Before this, Jimin's FACE title track “Like Crazy” stayed at No.1 for an impressive 268 days, breaking records and winning hearts. Other songs that helped him reach this incredible milestone include “Set Me Free Pt.2”, “Angel Pt.1”, and the English version of “Like Crazy”. In total, five of his songs have reached No.1 — bringing him to 600 chart-toppers.

And there’s more! On May 11, Jimin also ranked No.1 on the Spotify Korea Daily Top Artists chart, increasing his total artist No.1 wins to 650.

Fans are celebrating the achievement with pride, calling Jimin a true solo powerhouse and praising his consistent success even during BTS’s group break.

With records like this, it’s clear: Jimin isn’t just making music — he’s making history.

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