BTS ‘Jin has once again proven his steady presence in the local music market by receiving a gold disc certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

According to an announcement from the Recording Industry Association of Japan on the 10th, Jin’ s 2nd mini-album ‘Echo’ has received a gold disc ‘Gold’ certification for cumulative shipments of over 100,000 copies as of May.This is Jin’s third gold disc certification for a solo work.Jin previously received a ‘Gold’ certification for his solo single ‘The Astronaut’ and a ‘Platinum’ certification for his first solo album ‘Happy’.

The Recording Industry Association of Japan awards gold disc certifications based on cumulative monthly album shipments: Gold(over 100,000 copies), Platinum(over 250,000 copies), Double Platinum(over 500,000 copies), Triple Platinum(over 750,000 copies), and Million(over 1 million copies).

‘Echo’ was recently named to the ‘Download Album’ (18th)and ‘Top Album Sales’ (20th)on Billboard Japan’s 2025 first half year-end chart(compiled from November 25, 2024 to May 25, 2025).It is significant in that it was included in the first half year-end chart based on only the performance achieved in about ten days since the album’s release on May 16.Jin reaffirmed his position as a solo singer by rising to 62nd place on ‘Artist 100’.

Previously, Jin recorded his highest ranking of 3rd place on Billboard’s main album chart, Billboard 200, with ‘Echo’ and entered the UK’s Official Top 100 for the first time at 63rd place.He is on a winning streak, achieving notable results in major music markets around the world, including the US, UK, and Japan.
The title track of ‘Echo’, ‘Don t Say You Love Me’, is also doing well on Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform.The song ranked 2nd on the latest ‘Weekly Top Songs Global’ (compiled from May 30 to June 5).After first entering the chart at 7th place, the song rose to 2nd place and has maintained its popularity by staying in the top ranks for 2 consecutive weeks.


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