Muse (Jimin album)

Muse
Studio album by
Jimin
ReleasedJuly 19, 2024 (2024-07-19)
Length19:52
Language
  • Korean
  • English
LabelBig Hit
Producer
Jimin chronology
Face
(2023) 		Muse
(2024)
Singles from Muse
  1. "Smeraldo Garden Marching Band"
    Released: June 28, 2024
  2. "Who"
    Released: July 19, 2024

Muse is the second studio album by South Korean singer Jimin of BTS. It was released on July 19, 2024, through Big Hit Music and comprises seven songs, including "Closer Than This", the pre-release single "Smeraldo Garden Marching Band" featuring Loco, and the lead single "Who".[1] The album debuted at number two in South Korea and number three in Japan.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME[2]

Rhian Daly of NME wrote that Muse "still captures an ambivalent tension, if far more subtle" than Jimin's debut, Face (2023). Daly remarked that "you can feel it in the way Jimin sings of love, distinctly different between the two halves of this album"—the first with songs that "veer from exuberant to tender", and the second with "sultrier" tracks. Daly concluded that while it "takes fewer risks than Face", it nevertheless "forms a cohesive, polished whole".[2]

Commercial performance

Muse debuted at number two on the South Korean Circle Album Chart, with over 771,000 copies sold of its two versions in its first week.[3] It debuted at number three on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart with over 83,000 physical copies sold.[4] In the United States, Jimin achieved his second number-two debut with Muse on the Billboard 200 dated August 3, 2024. The album earned 96,000 album-equivalent units, comprising 74,000 pure album sales; 15,000 streaming-equivalent units; and 7,000 track-equivalent units.[5]

Track listing

Muse track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rebirth (Intro)"
  • Pdogg
  • Ghstloop
  • Jimin
2:24
2."Interlude: Showtime"
  • Pdogg
  • Ghstloop
  • Evan
  • Jimin
  • Pdogg
  • Ghstloop
  • Evan
  • Jimin
1:18
3."Smeraldo Garden Marching Band" (featuring Loco)
  • Brown
  • Mr. Franks
  • Pdogg
  • Ghstloop
3:02
4."Slow Dance" (featuring Sofia Carson)
3:08
5."Be Mine"
  • Pdogg
  • Ghstloop
3:27
6."Who"
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • Tenroc
  • Pdogg
  • Ghstloop
2:50
7."Closer Than This"
  • Ghstloop
  • Ayo the Producer
  • Kofo
3:43
Total length:19:52

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Muse
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[34] Gold 100,000^
South Korea (KMCA)[35] 2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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