Who (song)


"Who" is a song by South Korean singer Jimin of BTS. It was released on July 19, 2024, as the lead single from his second studio album Muse through Big Hit Music.

Background and promotion

On July 18, 2024, the song was revealed to be the focus track from his second studio album Muse with an impending performance being teased the same day. On July 22, a pre-recorded performance of the song was broadcast on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which was recorded before his enlistment in December 2023. The video shows Jimin "flanked by dancers" performing in an abandoned warehouse in front of a neon sign that says "Who".

Commercial performance

A few days after release, "Who" experienced an increased in activity on streaming platforms, and eventually reached number one on Spotify's daily global charts. It went on to debut at number four on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Jimin's highest-charting solo single in the United Kingdom. In January 2025, the song returned to the top five of the chart, marking Jimin's first single to spend at least two weeks in the top ten.
In the United States, "Who" debuted at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Jimin's sixth entry on the chart as a solo artist and the second-highest debut of his career; previously "Like Crazy" debuted at number one in 2023. It was both the highest-charting new entry and the best-selling song of its release week, additionally topping the corresponding issue of the component Digital Song Sales chart and earning Jimin a record sixth number-one on the ranking, the most among K-pop solo artists and the second-most among all K-pop acts behind only BTS. In its second week on the Hot 100, "Who" peaked at number 12. It went on to spend 33 non-consecutive weeks on the chart, making it the longest-charting song by a K-pop act at the time.
"Who" accumulated 90.5million streams and 129,000 sales worldwide during its release week, earning a number one debut on the August 3 issue of the Billboard Global 200. The song concurrently topped the Global Excl. US chart with 76million streams and 76,000 sales in territories outside of the US. It is Jimin's first to debut atop both global rankings and he is the second member of BTS to achieve this as a solo artist. "Who" spent a second consecutive week at number one on both global charts, with a further 93.4million streams and 64,000 sales worldwide and 75million streams and 15,000 sales earned in non-US territories.

Music video

Jimin wanders through the streets at night searching for his "love" while singing about missing someone he has never met before and dances with a troupe of dancers.

Accolades

"Who" won three non-consecutive Melon Weekly Popularity awards for the weeks ending July 29, and August 5 and 19, 2024. The song also earned two first-place trophies on the August 8 and 15 episodes of M Countdown.

Track listing

CD and digital single
  1. "Who" – 2:50Digital – Remixes EP
  2. "Who" – 2:50
  3. "Who" – 2:50
  4. "Who" – 3:04
  5. "Who" – 2:51
  6. "Who" – 2:46
  7. "Who" – 3:08
  8. "Who" – 2:57

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.

Studio

  • Dogg Bounce – [Sound Sound recording and reproduction|recording and reproduction|recording]
  • Cove City Sound Studios – recording
  • MixStar Studios – [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing]

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Belarus Airplay 6
CIS Airplay 120
Global 200 21
Japan 73
Kazakhstan Airplay 36
Philippines 63
Russia Airplay 108
US Billboard Hot 10057