Echo (Jin EP)

Echo
Digital cover
EP by Jin
Released	May 16, 2025
Length	20:26
Language	Korean English
Label	Big Hit
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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10 [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]

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) Cho Yun Kyoung Danke Suh Ghstloop jeanjinn jane Ninos Hanna Pdogg sokodomo William Segerdahl Hwang	Pdogg	3:01
Total length:				20:26

References

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. 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. Gomes, Maria Leticia (May 16, 2025). "Jin – Echo". Clash . Archived from the original on May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
8. 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.