BTS’s Jimin has just made history on Spotify Korea, and it's a milestone no one saw coming!

On January 31, Spotify revealed that Jimin’s track Who has now spent an incredible 500 days at No. 1 on the Daily Top Songs chart, setting a new record no other song has reached. It's the first song to ever stay at the top for so long, making K-pop history.

Since its release, Who, the title track from Jimin’s second solo album MUSE, debuted at No. 1 on the chart and has held the top spot for a staggering 200 consecutive days by February 3, even without any official promotions. Talk about staying power!

But that’s not all—Jimin’s first solo track Like Crazy also spent a remarkable 268 days at No. 1, giving it the longest streak ever on the Spotify Korea Daily chart.

In total, Jimin has now hit No. 1 with five different songs—Who, Like Crazy, Set Me Free Pt. 2, Angel Pt. 1, and the English version of Like Crazy. Together, these songs have totaled 504 days at the top, further proving Jimin's unstoppable digital streaming power.

When Who reached its 500-day milestone, it also became the most-streamed song in Spotify Korea’s history, surpassing Like Crazy after holding the previous record for 16 months. Now, Jimin is the first and only artist with two songs surpassing 40 million streams on the platform!

And it doesn’t stop there—Jimin is also the first and only artist to hit 500 No. 1 rankings on Spotify Korea’s Daily Top Artists chart, with a total of 558 No. 1 spots. He’s also topped the Weekly Top Artists chart 81 times, proving once again why he’s one of the biggest solo stars in Korea right now.

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Actor Song Kang Ho shocked fans by revealing the surprising reason he initially turned down the iconic role in Joint Security Area (JSA).

On February 4, the movie JSA was celebrated as a "Visionary" work at a special GV (Guest Visit) event for CJ ENM’s 30th anniversary at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Seoul. The event was attended by director Park Chan-wook and stars like Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Young Ae, Kim Tae Woo, and Ko Kyung Beom, who shared stories from the making of the film.

Joint Security Area, a groundbreaking film by director Park Chan-wook, tells the story of North and South Korean soldiers caught in a tragic incident at the border, highlighting the human side of the divided nations. The film has been widely praised for changing the perception of inter-Korean relations and is seen as a key moment in Korean cinema.

During the event, Song Kang Ho admitted that he turned down the JSA script at first, saying, "The script was just too perfect. It was so well-written and tightly woven that I couldn’t believe it. I thought, ‘Is this really Korean cinema at this level?’ I felt it was too good, and I figured the movie wouldn’t live up to the script."

He also mentioned that at the time, Park Chan-wook’s previous films hadn’t done well, which made him even more doubtful. "But after meeting the director, I started to trust him," Song Kang Ho added.

Reflecting on the film 20 years later, Song Kang Ho joked, "I was flipping through channels and watched JSA again. I thought, ‘There was a time when I wasn’t envious of Lee Byung Hun,’ but he looked so handsome and cool back then." He continued, laughing, "One thing about Park Chan-wook's films is that they have a depth and elegance that you just can’t forget. It’s probably why his new movie is called I Can’t Help It."

Song Kang Ho also spoke fondly of reuniting with his JSA co-stars after 25 years. He shared, "We didn’t watch the film together, but we had a cozy two-hour dinner. After all this time, it felt nostalgic. It was heartwarming to sit together again and reminisce about the past. It really made me realize how meaningful these moments are."

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