Fans Pick Jimin’s ‘Muse’ as Favorite New Music in This Week’s All-Genre Poll

Jimin’s Muse has topped this week’s new music poll, featuring artists from various genres.

Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (July 19) on Billboard, selecting the BTS star’s second solo album as their favorite new music release of the past week.

Muse garnered 68% of the votes in the poll, securing a notable edge ahead of new releases from Stray Kids (Ate), Joe Jonas (“Work It Out”), JADE (“Angel of My Dreams”), Childish Gambino (Bando Stone & The New World), and others.

Jimin first announced Muse in June, with BigHit Music describing the album as a showcase of his “expanded musical spectrum.” According to the release, “Following his first solo album, ‘Face,’ where he sought to explore his true identity, ‘Muse’ documents his journey in search of the source of his inspiration.”

The project features collaborations with Loco and Sofia Carson, with the K-pop icon experimenting with bold new sounds and styles. The set follows 2023’s Face, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

Jimin made his solo debut in 2018 with the single “Promise.” Five years later, he became the first South Korean soloist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Like Crazy.”

Muse is one of several projects that Jimin has worked on amid his time in the South Korean military, where all his BTS bandmates, except for Jin who finished his enlistment in June, are currently serving.

Jimin is also gearing up to release a docu-series titled Are You Sure?! with Jung Kook, which chronicles the two friends’ travels through parts of their home country, the U.S., and Japan.

Trailing behind Muse on this week’s poll is Stray Kids’ mini-album Ate, with 27% of the vote. The eight-member K-pop group dropped the project two months after releasing their Charlie Puth-assisted single “Lose My Breath,” marking their third single of 2024.

See the final results of this week’s poll below. Check out Billboard’s Friday Music Guide to catch up with more must-hear releases from this week.