Face (Jimin album)

Face
FACE written in uppercase against a square, metallic grey background with ripples
Studio album by
Jimin
ReleasedMarch 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)
Recorded2022
Genre
Length19:54
Language
  • Korean
  • English
LabelBig Hit
Producer
Jimin chronology
Face
(2023) 		Muse
(2024)
Singles from Face
  1. "Set Me Free Pt. 2"
    Released: March 17, 2023
  2. "Like Crazy"
    Released: March 24, 2023

Face is the debut studio album[A] by South Korean singer Jimin of BTS. Released on March 24, 2023, through Big Hit Music, it is primarily a pop, hip hop, and R&B record, with Pdogg, Ghstloop, and Evan responsible for production. Comprising five songs, all co-written by Jimin, and one instrumental, the album was heavily inspired by the emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jimin as a person and performer and addresses "themes of loneliness, wrestling with oneself, and finding freedom".[4] Two singles were released in support of Face: the lead single "Set Me Free Pt. 2" and the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Like Crazy".

Domestically, Face broke sales records on its opening day, selling over 1 million copies, and in its first week, surpassing 1.45 million sales, making Jimin the first solo artist in Hanteo Chart history to do so; the album subsequently debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart. It topped the Oricon Albums and Digital Albums charts, and Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart in Japan. Jimin is the first solo artist to debut at number one on both Oricon album charts in 2023. Face debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, becoming the highest-charting album by a South Korean solo artist in Billboard chart history. It also reached the top ten in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Lithuania, Switzerland and New Zealand.

  1. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (February 10, 2023). 방탄소년단 지민 "3월 첫 솔로앨범 발매, 기대 많이 해주세요" [BTS Jimin "My first solo album will be released in March. Please look forward to it"]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Choi, Ji-won (February 22, 2023). "Jimin of BTS to debut solo with 'Face' on March 24". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Gil (February 21, 2023). "BTS' Jimin Announces First Solo Album, 'FACE'". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Hyun Kim, Michelle (March 24, 2023). "Jimin Is Ready to Show the World Who He's Become". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.


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