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Echo (EP)

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Echo
Digital cover
EP by
Jin
ReleasedMay 16, 2025
GenrePop rock
Length20:26
Language
  • Korean
  • English
LabelBig Hit
Jin chronology
Happy
(2024) 		Echo
(2025)
Singles from Echo
  1. "Don't Say You Love Me"
    Released: May 16, 2025

Echo is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean singer Jin of BTS, released on May 16, 2025, through Big Hit Music.[1]

Background and release

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Echo was announced on April 15, with Big Hit Music confirming that the album would contain seven tracks, including the lead single "Don't Say You Love Me" on April 17.[2][3] The album features a guest appearance from Yena on the track "Loser".

In support of the album, Jin will embark on his first solo world tour RunSeokjin Ep. Tour.[4][5]

Composition

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Echo consists of seven tracks. It has been described as a pop rock album that delves into influences of "Eighties-style synth pop", country, and various sub-genres of rock, including Brit rock, pop punk, country rock, metal, and alternative rock.[6][7][8] Thematically, Echo was noted to be based on Jin's perspective on universal life experiences, with the record "capturing everyday emotions with warmth and sincerity".[9] In a track-by-track review on Billboard, Jeff Benjamin noted that the EP once again included rock as the genre that "shaped [Jin's] musical identity," but contained "deeper stories [compared to Happy] that can resonate on a more human level."[10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[7]
NME[6]
Rolling Stone[8]

Writing for Clash, Maria Leticia Gomes positively described the album as introspective and cohesive, recognizing Jin's emotive delivery as its key strength.[7] Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield scored Echo three and a half out of five stars, labeling it as an "expansively romantic" album defined by "the confidence of a star who'd never been away".[8]

On Billboard, Jeff Benjamin opined that "With the Clouds" was the best song on the album and described it as "a fairytale-like story". The lead single "Don't Say You Love Me" was listed as the second-best song.[10]

In a mixed review, Rhian Daly of NME praised the album for its emotive vocal delivery but commented on the inconsistent quality of its music, noting that "not everything works".[6]

Track listing

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Echo track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Say You Love Me"
  • Nathan Fertig
  • Wyatt Sanders
  • Sanders
  • Tiggs
3:00
2."Nothing Without Your Love"
  • Ben Samama
  • Danke
  • Digital Farm Animals
  • Ellie Suh (153/Joombas)
  • Jin
  • Jinli (Full8loom)
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • Matt Attard
  • Matt Thomson
  • Max Graham
  • Pdogg
  • Kim ChaeA (153/Joombas)
  • Lee Ang Doo (153/Joombas)
  • Lee Eun Hwa (153/Joombas)
2:56
3."Loser" (featuring Yena)
  • Ciara Muscat
  • Danke
  • Ghstloop
  • Jin
  • Jinli
  • Kang Eun Jeong
  • Liljune (153/Joombas)
  • Attard
  • Thomson
  • Graham
  • Pdogg
  • Ryan Bickley
  • Saeyoung (153/Joombas)
  • TRUE (153/Joombas)
  • Pdogg
  • Attard
  • Ghstloop
  • Arcades
2:35
4."Rope It"
  • Samama
  • Suh
  • Ghstloop
  • James Keys
  • Jin
  • Mun Yeo Reum
  • Oscar Bell
  • Pdogg
  • Saeyoung
  • sokodomo
  • TRUE
  • Pdogg
  • Ghstloop
  • Keys
2:45
5."With the Clouds" (구름과 떠나는 여행)
  • Adora
  • Jin
  • Pdogg
  • Yojiro Noda
  • Noda
  • Pdogg
3:08
6."Background"
  • bay (153/Joombas)
  • Suh
  • Enrique Maza
  • Francis Karel
  • Jinli
  • Liv Miraldi
  • Martin Wave
  • Mia (153/Joombas)
  • Neil Ormandy
  • Saeyoung
  • Sean Fischer
  • TRUE
  • Hwang Yoo Bin (XYXX)
  • Fischer
  • Wave
  • Maza
2:55
7."To Me, Today" (오늘의 나에게)
  • Chalee (153/Joombas)
  • Cho Yun Kyoung
  • Danke
  • Suh
  • Ghstloop
  • jeanjinn jane
  • Ninos Hanna
  • Pdogg
  • sokodomo
  • William Segerdahl
  • Hwang
  • Pdogg
3:01
Total length:20:26

Charts

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Chart performance for Echo
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 76
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 23
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 65
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 15
Greek Albums (IFPI)[18] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 2
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[20] 2
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[21] 2
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[22] 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23] 29
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[24] 9
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[25] 112
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 10
South Korean Albums (Circle)[27] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 63
US Billboard 200[30] 3
US World Albums (Billboard)[31] 1

References

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  1. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (April 15, 2025). "BTS' Jin Sets Second Solo Album 'Echo'". Variety.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Gil (April 15, 2025). "BTS' Jin Prepping Second Solo Album, 'Echo'". Billboard.
  3. ^ "How many songs will BTS' Jin's 'ECHO' have? BIGHIT Music unveils tracklist of the idol's second solo album". MSN. April 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "BTS' Jin hits the road this June with first solo fan tour, '#Run Seokjin_Ep.'". Yahoo. April 17, 2025.
  5. ^ Kreps, Daniel (April 17, 2025). "BTS' Jin Announces First-Ever Solo Tour". Billboard.
  6. ^ a b c Daly, Rhian (May 16, 2025). "Jin – 'Echo' review: BTS star plays to his emotional strengths". NME. Archived from the original on May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Gomes, Maria Leticia (May 16, 2025). "Jin – Echo". Clash. Archived from the original on May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Sheffield, Rob (May 16, 2025). "Jin's Rock-Star Dreams Are Big and Bold on 'Echo'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  9. ^ Dailey, Hannah (May 16, 2025). "JIN of BTS Reverberates on New Solo EP 'Echo': Stream It Now". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  10. ^ a b Benjamin, Jeff (May 19, 2025). "Every Song From Jin's Second Solo Album 'Echo,' Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  11. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 May 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1838. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 26, 2025. p. 6.
  12. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jin – Echo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jin – Echo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jin – Echo" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  15. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of May 31, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  16. ^ "Top Albums (Week 21, 2025)". SNEP. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jin – Echo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  18. ^ "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 20/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on May 21, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  19. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2025-06-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  20. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2025-06-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 29, 2025. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  21. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of May 28, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  22. ^ "2025 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  23. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  24. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 16.05.2025–22.05.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  25. ^ "Top 200 Álbuns Semana 21 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 2. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  26. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  27. ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 20 of 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  28. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jin – Echo". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  29. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  30. ^ "Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem Album Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Year's Biggest Debut". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  31. ^ @billboardcharts (May 27, 2025). "Jin's 'Echo' debuts at No. 1 on this week's #WorldAlbums chart" (Tweet). Retrieved May 28, 2025 – via Twitter.
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