Echo (EP)

Echo
Digital cover
EP by Jin
Released	May 16, 2025
Genre	Pop rock
Length	20:26
Language	Korean English
Label	Big Hit
Producer	Matt Attard Arcades Sean Fischer Ghstloop Jin James Keys Enrique Maza Yojiro Noda Pdogg Wyatt Sanders Tiggs Martin Wave
Jin chronology
Happy (2024) Echo (2025)
Singles from Echo
"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

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

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

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100 [11]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[12]
Clash	8/10 [7]
NME	[6]
Rolling Stone	[8]

Echo generally received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 81 based on four reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". ^[11] 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]

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

Echo track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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)	Pdogg Attard Arcades	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) Jo Yoon-kyung Danke Suh Ghstloop jeanjinn jane Ninos Hanna Pdogg sokodomo William Segerdahl Hwang	Pdogg	3:01
Total length:				20:26

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[13]

Musicians

• Jin – vocals
• Pdogg – vocal arrangement (all tracks); drum programming, keyboards, programming (tracks 2–7); guitar (2, 3), bass (2), synthesizer (3)
• Wyatt Sanders – background vocals, bass, keyboards, vocal arrangement (track 1)
• Tiggs – guitar, programming, vocal arrangement (track 1)
• Nathan Fertig – background vocals (track 1)
• James Keys – background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5–7), guitar (4)
• Shin Min – strings conductor (tracks 2, 5)
• Yung String – violin (tracks 2, 5)
• Matt Thomson – bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, programming (tracks 2, 3)
• Max Graham – bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, programming (tracks 2, 3)
• Matt Attard – drum programming, keyboards, programming (tracks 2, 3); bass, guitar (2)
• Ben Samama – background vocals (track 2)
• Full8loom – background vocals (track 3)
• Ghstloop – drum programming, keyboards, programming (track 4)
• Oscar Bell – background vocals (track 4)
• Xin Qiao – background vocals (track 4)
• Noogi Park – bass (tracks 4–7)
• Ryu In-hyeok – guitar (track 4)
• Young – guitar (tracks 5–7)
• Yojiro Noda – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming (track 5)

Technical

• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 1, 3, 4)
• James F. Reynolds – mixing (track 2)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (track 5)
• Yang Ga – mixing (tracks 6, 7)
• Pdogg – engineering, sound editing
• Wyatt Sanders – engineering (track 1)
• James Keys – engineering (tracks 2, 3, 5–7)
• Matt Thomson – engineering (tracks 2, 3)
• Kim Kyung-tae – engineering (tracks 2, 5)
• Oh Hyun-seok – engineering (tracks 2, 5)
• Matt Attard – engineering (track 2)
• Max Graham – engineering (track 2)
• Full8loom – engineering (track 3)
• Oscar Bell – engineering (track 4)
• Ghstloop – engineering (tracks 5–7), sound editing (2–7)
• Young – engineering (tracks 5–7)
• Yojiro Noda – engineering (track 5)
• Kieran Beadrmore – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 3, 4)
• Matt Wolach – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 3, 4)
• James Cunningham – mixing assistance (track 2)
• Ben Rugg – mixing assistance (track 5)
• Chris Galland – mixing assistance (track 5)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Echo Chart (2025) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 76 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] 7 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 56 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] 23 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [18] 65 French Albums (SNEP) [19] 30 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 15 Greek Albums (IFPI) [21] 6 Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) [22] 21 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [23] 2 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [24] 2 Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [25] 2 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [26] 11 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [27] 29 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [28] 9 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [29] 112 Scottish Albums (OCC) [30] 10 South Korean Albums (Circle) [31] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [32] 23 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [33] 12 UK Albums (OCC) [34] 63 US Billboard 200 [35] 3 US World Albums (Billboard) [36] 1

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for Echo Chart (2025) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [37] 5 South Korean Albums (Circle) [38] 5

Certifications

Certifications for Echo

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [39]	Gold	100,000^
South Korea (KMCA) [40]	2× Platinum	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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