BTS's Jin is continuing to prove his incredible music influence with his solo track "Running Wild," which has just surpassed a huge milestone of 200 million streams on Spotify!

Released on November 15 last year, "Running Wild" from Jin’s first solo album Happy reached 200 million streams on Spotify as of January 18, 2025, marking another major achievement in Jin’s solo career. World Music Award celebrated this accomplishment by congratulating Jin on their official social media account, saying, "Jin's 'Running Wild' is his third song to surpass 200 million streams on Spotify."

The pop rock anthem, with a British rock base and new wave elements, delivers an inspiring message to run toward hope, no matter the obstacles. The song was an instant hit upon its release. In fact, "Running Wild" recorded over 4.93 million streams on the first day alone, entering the Daily Top Songs Global chart at 8th place—Jin’s highest solo ranking!

In just one week, the track had already climbed to the top of several charts, including ranking #1 on Top Songs Japan and #2 on Top Songs South Korea on Spotify. It also hit 6th place on the Top Songs Global chart, solidifying its global success.

Jin also dominated Spotify UAE, topping the Weekly Top Songs UAE and Daily Top Songs UAE charts, as well as the Weekly Top Artists UAE and Daily Top Artists UAE charts for an impressive five consecutive weeks. He is the first and only K-pop artist to achieve this incredible feat.

Running Wild has also made waves on music search platform Shazam, with over 200,000 searches as of January 19.

The music video for "Running Wild" was another massive success, making waves on YouTube. It stayed in the Global Trending Music Videos category for three straight days, even claiming the #1 spot in Global Music Video Trending. As of 7 AM on January 21, the video had amassed over 17.56 million views, continuing to rise in popularity!

Jin’s "Running Wild" is a true testament to his powerful influence in the music world!

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Seo Kang Joon is proving his star power as his new drama Undercover High School takes the top spot in buzz rankings.

On February 24, Good Data Corporation, a company that tracks online reactions to K-content, announced that MBC’s new Friday-Saturday drama Undercover High School ranked #1 in TV-OTT drama buzz for the third week of February.

Not only that, but lead actor Seo Kang Joon also topped the TV-OTT drama actor buzz rankings, showing just how much viewers are loving his performance.

The drama follows a National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent who goes undercover as a high school student to retrieve Emperor Gojong’s lost gold bars.

Seo Kang Joon plays the elite NIS agent Jung Hae Sung, who ditches his suit for a school uniform to complete his mission.

Despite tough competition from SBS’s Buried Hearts (ranked #2) and tvN’s My Dearest Nemesis (ranked #6), Undercover High School secured the top spot, largely thanks to Seo Kang Joon’s performance.

According to Good Data Corporation’s Won Soon Woo, “Based on netizens’ sentiment analysis, Seo Kang Joon was chosen as the actor who best suits his male lead role among the three new dramas. The positive response to his visuals and acting has directly boosted the drama’s popularity.”

Meanwhile, Netflix originals are also making waves, with The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call and Melo Movie ranking #3 and #4, while the highly anticipated When Life Gives You Tangerines entered the chart at #8 before its release.

Other school-themed dramas are also gaining attention, with Friendly Competition (U+ Mobile TV) and Study Group landing at #5 and #9, respectively.

MBC’s Undercover High School, starring Seo Kang Joon, airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM KST.

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