BTS' Jimin garners 300m Spotify streams with ‘Serendipity'
It is his seventh solo endeavor to reach the milestone.
'Serendipity' is part of the band's repackaged 'Love Yourself: Answer' album from 2018. The single topped the iTunes Top Songs Chart in 80 regions and earned gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Before unveiling the full-length single, an intro version of the R&B serenade was included in the band's fifth EP 'Love Yourself: Her,' released in 2017.
The accompanying music video, which served as a trailer for the septet's mini album, surpassed 100 million views on YouTube in 2019, becoming the band's 19th video to hit the milestone. The video was the first featuring a single member to do so.
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