BTS Jin's solo song "Abyss" is a big hit."A vocal that moves people's hearts."
Seven months after the release of Jin's solo song "Abyss," the oldest member of the group BTS (BTS), is still popular around the world. Not only is Jin's passionate love from fans but also his music is highly praised as a pop star.
According to YouTube, Jin's "Abyss" recently achieved 3 million "likes" in YouTube audio videos. It is the first Korean solo song to be recorded.
The song was released in December last year, expressing gratitude to fans celebrating their birthday. The song is about Jin's soft side, who always made fans happy and happy with his bright and cheerful appearance. Through "burnout," he faced dark emotions honestly, and expressed it through a window called music.
Congratulatory messages poured out from all over the world, including fans, to the 3 million "likes" of "Abyss." World Music Awards (WMA), the world-renowned Billboard of Europe, congratulated on its official SNS account, saying, "Since breaking the world's most commented YouTube audio record last month, BTS' Jin has achieved 3 million likes on YouTube audio for the first time in Korea."
Twitter Trends Celebrating BTS Jean's 'Abyss'
India's local media, Oneindia News, also posted on its official SNS account, saying, "I congratulate BTS member Jin's solo song Abyss for achieving 3 million likes on YouTube."
Fans also sent congratulatory messages through SNS. On Twitter, "Congratulations Jin" ranked ninth in the worldwide trend, No. 1 in the Philippines' real-time trend, No. 4 in Indonesia's real-time trend, and No. 11 in the US' real-time trend.
In fact, Jin's "Abyss" has been praised by foreign media since its release. In an article titled BTS Jin Reaches YouTube's New Milestone With His Solo Song "Abyss," the U.S. K-pop media Koreauboo praised Jin for breaking various records as a solo artist, saying, "This deep individual song has achieved many important achievements on YouTube less than a year after its release."
In the K-pop ballad category released by the U.S. platform Genius, which delivers popular music information, Jin's "Abyss" topped the list in the first half of the year. It was selected as one of the "2020 K-pop Best Moments" by Teen Vogue, a famous U.S. magazine.
"Two hours before his birthday, BTS Jin surprised ARMY by giving his fans a new solo song. Based on a rich metaphor for the abyss, "Abyss" explores the theme of isolation. "Jin shared his inner feelings with Abyss, including the fact that he has fought burnout and doubts about BTS's qualifications for such a huge success." He wanted to understand his feelings through the song, and he also expressed his sad feelings through music.
American media Entertainment Weekly praised Jin's natural emotional expression and composition skills, saying, "Gin showed his growing quality as an artist through Abyss," and "He tried to show his softness to fans in a way he had never done before through sad and lyrical songs."
Candy Magazine, one of the top 10 Philippine magazines with nearly 4 million Facebook followers, recently selected and published songs by BTS that deserve to be recognized as "dynamite." Among them, Jin's solo songs, "Epiphany" and "Abyss," were uploaded.
As for Abyss, the media said, "This emotional ballad by Jin, released through SoundCloud, expresses the vulnerable part of his heart when he went through burnout. After topping the Billboard Hot 100, Jin asked himself if he deserved all the praise through self-reflection. "The song expresses emotions and confusion such as anxiety and doubt."
India's music magazine "The Score Magazine" cited Jin's solo song "Abyss" in an article titled "A solo song that shows each member's musical expression."
The media praised "Love Yourself" album "Epiphany" for its pop rock-style vocal control, while "Abyss" used its vocal strengths as a tenor born with stable breathing control and impressive falseto."
"While the acoustic soundscape and piano sound harmonize with Jin's appealing beauty, Jin sings, 'I'm holding my breath and going into my sea / I'm facing myself in a beautiful and sad way'. Just like "Awake," "Moon," "Abyss" wants comfort and healing through its raw appearance and vulnerable aspects.
The American media Elite Daily, which praised Jin's voice as "heavenly vocals" in September last year, also said, "Jean's solo songs are definitely influential in many ways. His intimate lyrics deserve to stimulate ARMY's tear glands, and his powerful vocals, which move people's hearts, imprints on not only ARMY but also music fans that Jin is the best performer."
