[K-Enter] Jimin the chart landlord tops Spotify's list for 90 weeks

So, for our daily dose of K-enter news with you Walter, we start off with BTS's Jimin setting more records on the largest music streaming platform Spotify.

How do you become one of the most popular 'Weekly Top Artists' on Spotify's South Korean charts for 90 weeks? Call yourself Jimin, release a couple of hit songs and just sit back and watch.

According to Spotify's announcement on Friday, this marks the first and only time in the chart's history that any artist has accomplished this milestone.

Jimin first entered the "Korea Weekly Top Artist" chart in April 2022 with the original soundtrack "With You" from the tvN drama "Our Blues". As of April 3, 2025, he has charted for a total of 139 weeks, holding the No. 1 position for 90 of those weeks. Jimin has also seen success with his title track "Who" from his second album "Muse" on Spotify Korea's 'Daily Top Songs' chart.

Congratulations to Jimin, let's see if he can make it to 100 weeks! Moving onto boy group SEVENTEEN also becoming the first to achieve a milestone in the name of K-pop.

On Friday, K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN took to the stage as a headliner at the major music festival "Tecate Pa'l Norte 2025" held at Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico. They are the first K-pop artists to ever perform at this festival.

During their approximately one-hour performance, they showcased hit songs such as "LOVE, MONEY, FAME," "Left & Right," "HOT" and "God of Music."

Pa'l Norte is one of the largest music festivals in Latin America. This year, SEVENTEEN shared the headliner lineup with global stars including Olivia Rodrigo, Green Day and Fall Out Boy.

Let's hope to see more and more K-pop artists being invited to new and exciting music festivals in the future. Next up we have a 10th anniversary celebration concert for one group. Last week we actually touched upon how this year was the 10th anniversary for many groups, but who are you going to mention?

I am talking about DAY6, who will be performing at the KSPO Dome for the first time, 10 years after their debut.

Their agency, JYP Entertainment, announced the finale of "DAY6's 3RD World Tour Forever Young" will take place right here in Seoul. The concerts will be held over the span of six days from May 9 through 11 and May 16 through 18.

This will be DAY6’s first time performing at the KSPO Dome, so the group is making thorough preparations to make sure the crowd leave amazed. They plan to open the entire venue in a 360-degree format so fans can enjoy the performance from every angle. The concert is set to be a grand finale to their large-scale world tour, they are currently touring in Australia.

And last but certainly not least, we have some news of a K-pop star with his first solo album.

On Monday, NCT member Mark is releasing his first solo album titled "The Firstfruit", officially marking his debut as a solo artist. The full album will be available on major music platforms at 6 p.m. Korea time and the music video for the title track “1999” will be released simultaneously on the SMTOWN YouTube channel and other platforms.

The album features 13 tracks themed around four cities that have shaped Mark’s life: his hometown Toronto, the first city he moved to, New York, the place where he spent his school years, Vancouver, and Seoul, where he’s pursuing his dream as an artist.

Mark will hold a showcase event for The Firstfruit at 8 p.m. on Monday at the Seongsu Cultural and Arts Center.