BTS Jin ‘Super Tuna’ #1 on iTunes in 54 countries…global super power

[Star News | [Reporter Moon Wan-sik]

BTS Jin’s ‘Super Tuna’ ranked first in 54 countries on iTunes, highlighting his global super power.

Jin’s self-composed and solo song ‘Super Tuna’ ranked first on iTunes in Azerbaijan following Micronesia and Latvia on January 14 (Korean time) and ranked first in 54 countries.

‘Super Tuna’ is a self-composed song that was released without any promotion as a small surprise gift to fans on Jin’s birthday on December 4, 2021.

‘Super Tuna’ ranked #1 in the ‘worldwide YouTube popular video music category’ for 17 consecutive days, the first and longest time for a K-pop solo artist.

‘Super Tuna’ is an attractive song with Jin’s refreshing and innocent expression and lovely choreography. In addition, the highly addictive melody, bright and cheerful atmosphere, and easy-to-follow choreography created a challenge craze around the world, bringing great joy to fans.

After being released, ‘Super Tuna’ was challenged by people of all ages and genders around the world, including the world’s most popular children’s channels such as Pengsoo, Pororo, and Teletubbies, as well as the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Korean Embassy in China, and numerous local governments and companies. It caused an explosive craze.

Even now, two years later, the anchor of a Brazilian news program said last December, “Super Tuna”. Popular crazes, such as celebrating Jin’s birthday with dancing, continue endlessly, showing off the military’s white flag.

Jin’s ‘Super Tuna’, which could only be heard on SoundCloud and YouTube, was released in October last year as another of Jin’s solo songs ‘Abyss’, ‘ It was released as an official song on all streaming platforms along with Tonight’. As of January 19, it surpassed 78 million streams on Spotify.

‘Super Tuna’ released on BTS YouTube channel ‘BANGTANTV’ The special performance video exceeded 10 million views just one day after its release, and is enjoying popularity, recording 92 million views as of 7 a.m. on January 20th.

▶[CHOREOGRAPHY] Jin of BTS ‘Super Tuna’ Special Performance Video

Reporter Moon Wan-sik munwansik@mt.co.kr