BTS Jin's 'Don't Say You Love Me' surpasses 1 billion streams

Group BTS member Jin set a record on global music platforms with his solo song ″Don’t Say You Love Me″ and received a commemorative plaque. BigHit Music, his agency, posted a photo of Jin’s Spotify 1 billion streams commemorative plaque on their official Instagram story. This song, which surpassed 1 billion cumulative streams on Spotify in August, ranked first in worldwide Spotify streams among K-pop songs released in 2025. The song is the title track of Jin’s second solo mini-album ″Echo,″ released on May 16, 2025, Korean time. After its release, it topped the Spotify global chart on May 25, 2025, marking the first time an Asian artist’s song released in 2025 reached number one. Additionally, Jin holds the record for the most soloist number-one songs on the US Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, with a total of eight songs reaching the top. In the overall artist ranking, he is third, following BTS and Black Pink. Positive reviews from international media continued. The UK’s NME praised, ″Based on a band sound, ’Echo’ further solidifies Jin’s position as a vocalist. Jin is expanding his musical spectrum beyond rock and continuing his musical exploration.″ US outlets such as Billboard, USA Today, and V Magazine also highlighted Jin and his solo album ″Echo.″ Meanwhile, ″Don’t Say You Love Me″ was played at the figure skating venue of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics held in February 2026, as well as on the Italian quiz show ″Reazione a Catena.″