BTS's Jin receives commemorative plate for 1 billion Spotify streams, 'Don't Say You Love Me' achieves dazzling milestone

Jin of BTS achieved the milestone of 1 billion Spotify streams with "Don't Say You Love Me" and received a commemorative plate.

According to his agency Big Hit Music, Jin's solo track "Don't Say You Love Me" surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify and earned a commemorative plate. The song is the most streamed K-pop track released in 2025 on Spotify worldwide.

Big Hit Music shared photos of the commemorative plate via its official Instagram story. "Don't Say You Love Me" surpassed 1 billion cumulative streams on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform, in August.

The song, which is the title track from Jin's second solo mini-album "Echo," released at 0:00 KST on May 16, 2025, reached No. 1 on the Spotify Global Chart for the week of May 25, 2025. It is also the first song by an Asian artist to top the Spotify Global Chart among tracks released in 2025.

Jin holds eight No. 1 songs on the US Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, setting a record for the most by a soloist. Among all artists, this ranks third, following BTS and BLACKPINK.

UK music publication NME commented, "The band-sound-driven 'Echo' further solidifies Jin's position as a vocalist. Jin continues his musical exploration by broadening his spectrum beyond the rock genre." US publications including Billboard, USA Today, and V Magazine also covered Jin and his solo album "Echo."

"Don't Say You Love Me" appeared at the figure skating venue of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics held in February 2026, as well as on the Italian quiz show "Reazione a Catena."