WINE achieved Melon rooftop 7 times, and had over 1M ULs (Unique Listeners) on Melon.

It debuted at #4 on the iTunes US Kpop section without any promo at all.

AND was #1 on the Monthly Gaon Streaming Chart (May 2017) surpassing even IU

LOVE YOURSELF: HER

Insight: OUTRO: HER

"Out of their entire discography, BTS’ interest and knowledge in old-school hip-hop is most meticulously materialized in this song. The first part that plays elaborate jazz chords resembles the heyday of 1990s jazz hip-hop (...)" +

Listen to Outro: Her https://open.spotify.com/track/3l8yQMdniG6Os8gUBNXV57?si=rxlPTuKxRfmdKeAjALymaw

LOVE YOURSELF: ANSWER

Insight — Trivia : Seesaw

"This is one of the hidden gems of Answer created by Slow Rabbit and SUGA’s production synergy, which always guarantees fantastic results."

+ "The elastic groove of disco-funk takes center stage, but the overall sound also embraces the bitterness from the ups and downs of a romantic seesaw, involving both excitement and distress." +

+ "SUGA’s techniques in both warm-hearted and cynical tones generate an interesting contrast."

Seesaw charted at #1 in Saudi Arabia iTunes chart for 3 consecutive days! +

+ The song also sold over 200,000 units in the US and was the 2nd BTS solo song (in LY: ANSWER) to achieve this!

This is a side track with no promo and no music video! Seesaw did that! SUGA did that!

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZPpGPko8oULTmi34rozMh?si=m8exCqaVQryxk5Lb1K3cwA

2019 - The Year of Min PD

In 2019, we saw Prod. SUGA shine more than ever; SUGA produced 3 songs (and also featured in one of them).

Let's dive right in!

March 2019 - Eternal Sunshine (Prod. SUGA) (EPIK HIGH)

In his birthday V Live on March 9, SUGA revealed that his Tablo hyung asked him to produce a song, while he was on tour. He agreed and created a sketch right away. He finished it in 2 days!

Tablo also mentioned this in The Tablo Podcast. Tablo said he and SUGA vibe very well music-wise which made the creation of the song a simple process. He said, “I think we finished the song in a matter of days, but the actual creation part didn’t take a few hours even.”

Eternal Sunshine did well on the charts. At 7pm KST on March 11, it debuted at #2 on Bugs, and #10 on Melon, Genie, and Mnet.

On April 2, it debuted on Billboard’s Korea K-Pop 100 at #19.

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/track/4fJCpN7FSKLMt22aKQxSuJ?si=TcMLMko-QTuoEFM6ooXYvw

July 2019 - We Don't Talk Together (Prod. SUGA) (HEIZE)

On July 7, Heize released We Don’t Talk Together, a digital single featuring Giriboy. The track was produced by SUGA. +

+ SUGA also wrote the lyrics together with Heize and Giriboy, and participated in the composition with El Capitxn.

At 10:30pm KST on July 7, the song reached #1 on the following realtime charts – Melon, Genie, Bugs, Mnet, Naver, and Soribada. +

+ On July 16, Billboard announced that week’s Top 5 on their World Digital Song Sales Chart and We Don’t Talk Together debuted at #4. +

+ On December 29, Billboard released The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2019: Critics’ Picks. This list focused on singles and We Don’t Talk Together ranked #5

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/track/77dcmf2tTedc3BuOPF13Ma?si=wAjYzYQEREuXOT0vIJWlFQ

December 2019 - SUGA’s Interlude (Feat. & Co-Prod. SUGA) (HALSEY)

On December 6, Halsey and SUGA released their collaboration, SUGA’s Interlude. The song is from “Manic”, Halsey’s album released on January 17, 2020.

(So the song counts as both a 2019 and a 2020 release) +

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The song was produced by Lido, Pdogg, and SUGA.

The lyrics were written by Ashley Frangipane (Halsey), Min Yoongi (SUGA), and Peder Losnegard (Lido). +

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Suga’s Interlude was the first song by a Korean soloist to enter the Global Spotify Top 50 at #44.

It was #1 on iTunes in 54 countries and peaked at #2 on US iTunes despite very heavy competition on its release day. +

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The song peaked at #9 in Billboard’s Pop Digital Song Sales Chart and #10 in the US Digital Song Sales Chart.

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/track/5a0nHa7F4S9hb0Zi0zLS8w?si=Dxp16SE4Q4KMJU96rpwuiw