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Jimin's muse topped this week's new music poll, which featured artists from a variety of genres.
Music fans picked the BTS star's second solo album as their favorite new song of the past week in a poll published on Friday (July 19) by Billboard.
Muse received 68% of the vote, beating out new releases from Stray Kids (Ate), Joe Jonas (Work It Out), Jade (Angel of My Dreams) and Childish Gambino (Bando Stone & The New World).
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Jimin first announced “Muse” in June, with Big Hit Music saying in a statement that the album would showcase his “expanded musical spectrum.” “Following his first solo album, 'Face,' where he explored his true identity, 'Muse' documents his journey in search of his source of inspiration,” the release continued.
The project features collaborations with Loco and Sofia Carson, and the K-pop icon finds herself experimenting with bold new sounds and styles throughout. The set follows 2023's “Face,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Jimin made his solo debut in 2018 with the single “Promise.” Five years later, he became the first Korean solo artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Like Crazy.”
Muse is just one of the few projects Jimin is working on while he is enlisting in the South Korean military. All of BTS' band members are currently serving in the military, except for Jin, who completed his enlistment in June.
Jimin is also preparing for the release of “Are You Sure?!”, a documentary series that chronicles Jungkook's travels around his two friends' home countries, the US, and Japan.
Following Muse in this week's poll is Stray Kids' mini-album “Ate,” with 27 percent of the vote. The eight-member K-pop group released the project two months after the release of their Charlie Puth-featuring single “Lose My Breath.” The song is the group's third single of 2024.
Check out the final results of this week's poll below: For more must-listen releases this week, check out Billboard's Friday Music Guide .