# Echo (EP)
Released on May 16, 2025 via [Big Hit Music](https://www.edgepedia.org/big-hit-music), **Echo** is the second EP from Jin, a South Korean singer who is a member of BTS. It followed his debut solo EP *[Happy](https://www.edgepedia.org/happy-jin-ep)* (November 2024) by six months and came roughly a year after his return from mandatory military service.[1](https://offrecord.blog/echoes-of-emotion-jins-echo-captures-the-beauty-in-life/) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/echo/1808005214) The seven-track record is built on band-driven pop and rock sounds and explores love, friendship, and everyday life, with the all-English lead single "Don't Say You Love Me" and a featured collaboration with Yena on "Loser".[1](https://offrecord.blog/echoes-of-emotion-jins-echo-captures-the-beauty-in-life/) • [3](https://bts.ibighit.com/eng/discography/jin/detail/echo/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist / release | Second EP by Jin of BTS; released May 16, 2025, BIGHIT MUSIC[1](https://offrecord.blog/echoes-of-emotion-jins-echo-captures-the-beauty-in-life/) |
| Length and format | 7 tracks, 20 minutes 20 seconds total; EP (mini album)[4](https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/4119875?_redir=n) |
| Lead single | "Don't Say You Love Me", an all-English pop ballad about a couple who cannot let go[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/echo/1808005214) • [5](https://www.metacritic.com/music/echo-ep/jin/critic-reviews) |
| Guest feature | Yena (최예나) on the pop-punk track "Loser"[1](https://offrecord.blog/echoes-of-emotion-jins-echo-captures-the-beauty-in-life/) |
| Songwriting | Jin co-wrote four of the seven tracks[6](https://radiox.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/05/19/every-song-from-jins-second-solo-album-echo-ranked/) |
| Critical reception | Metascore 81 from four reviews (AllMusic 90, Clash 80, Rolling Stone 70, NME 60)[5](https://www.metacritic.com/music/echo-ep/jin/critic-reviews) |
| Aftermath | Backbone of Jin's first solo world tour, #RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR, beginning June 28, 2025 at Goyang Auxiliary Stadium[7](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/k-pop/20250521/bts-jin-taps-into-nostalgia-in-echo) |
## Background and release
Big Hit Music announced the album on April 15, 2025, with seven tracks confirmed soon after, including the lead single and the Yena collaboration.[1](https://offrecord.blog/echoes-of-emotion-jins-echo-captures-the-beauty-in-life/) Pre-orders opened the same day, and the EP was released at 1 p.m. KST on May 16, 2025.[8](https://weverse.io/bts/notice/26386?hl=ko) The label described the title as capturing how life's moments spread outward like echoes, told through Jin's own view of emotions anyone might experience at least once.[3](https://bts.ibighit.com/eng/discography/jin/detail/echo/) • [9](https://los40.com/2025/04/15/jin-bts-anuncia-el-lanzamiento-de-echo-su-nuevo-mini-album-fecha-tracklist-y-mas/) The physical release came in three versions, labeled I, II, and III.[10](https://www.fnac.es/a11935193/Jin-BTS-Echo-Ep-Version-I-Disco)
The quick turnaround was deliberate: Jin decided on an early comeback because he wanted to see fans more often, six months after *Happy*.[4](https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/4119875?_redir=n) In a [Billboard](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-magazine) track-by-track feature, Jeff Benjamin noted that where *Happy* featured stadium-ready cameos from Gary Barlow of Take That and Taka and Toru of ONE OK ROCK, *Echo* took a more intimate approach with longtime collaborators and new faces.[6](https://radiox.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/05/19/every-song-from-jins-second-solo-album-echo-ranked/)
## Music and themes
The EP stays with the band-centered sound Jin established on *Happy* while exploring rock subgenres more boldly. A Weverse Magazine review by music critic Seo Seong-deok describes "Nothing Without Your Love" as British-style modern rock rich with strings, "Loser" as pop-punk with call-and-response vocals from Yena, "Rope It" as country rock that opens with a horse's whinny, and "With the Clouds" as a polished recreation of the ornate, lyrical sound of Japanese rock bands.[11](https://magazine.weverse.io/article/view/1476?artist=BTS) Apple Music's editorial notes Jin's own track descriptions: "Don't Say You Love Me" is a pop song with a simple arrangement carrying melancholic energy about two people who cannot let go; "Background" is a ballad pop song in which his vocals take a deeper, more mature tone; and the closer "To Me, Today" urges listeners to focus on who they are today rather than worrying about the future.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/echo/1808005214)
Thematically, the review reads *Echo* as a shift from the warm comfort and solidarity of *Happy* toward the individual's inner life and the complexity of relationships; the lead single's lyrics turn sharp and inward, with the speaker torn between love and hurt.[11](https://magazine.weverse.io/article/view/1476?artist=BTS) Jin co-wrote four of the seven tracks, and "With the Clouds" was co-crafted by Yojiro Noda, frontman of the Japanese band Radwimps.[6](https://radiox.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/05/19/every-song-from-jins-second-solo-album-echo-ranked/)
## Track listing
All information from the Korean distributor listing and critic aggregation.[4](https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/4119875?_redir=n) • [12](https://chorus.reviews/albums/jin-echo-ep)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Don't Say You Love Me" (lead single) | 3:00 |
| 2 | "Nothing Without Your Love" | 2:56 |
| 3 | "Loser" (feat. YENA) | 2:35 |
| 4 | "Rope It" | 2:45 |
| 5 | "With the Clouds" (구름과 떠나는 여행) | 3:08 |
| 6 | "Background" | 2:55 |
| 7 | "To Me, Today" (오늘의 나에게) | 3:01 |
## Critical reception
On Metacritic, *Echo* received a Metascore of 81, "universal acclaim", based on four critic reviews, three positive and one mixed.[5](https://www.metacritic.com/music/echo-ep/jin/critic-reviews) AllMusic scored it 90, saying the EP delivers on the promise of *Happy* with improved production, more daring choices, and irresistible choruses. Clash (80) praised the band instrumentation spanning orchestral Brit rock, jangly pop-punk, wistful country, and alternative ballads woven into a cohesive whole. Rolling Stone (70) wrote that Jin sounds refreshed to be throwing himself back into music, with the confidence of a star who had never been away. NME (60) called the results varied but one frame of a larger solo career.[5](https://www.metacritic.com/music/echo-ep/jin/critic-reviews)
The aggregated ChoruScore of 70/100 from three reviews highlights "Don't Say You Love Me", "With the Clouds", and "Background" as the tracks critics returned to most, describing the record as a post-military reinvention that leans into melancholy and romantic reflection.[12](https://chorus.reviews/albums/jin-echo-ep) In a Billboard fan poll published May 16, 2025, the EP won favorite new music of the week with 93% of votes.[13](https://se7en.ws/fans-select-jins-echo-as-this-weeks-favorite-new-music/?lang=en)
## Touring
The EP became the backbone of Jin's first solo world tour, #RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR, named after his YouTube variety show, with stops across Asia, Europe, and the United States.[6](https://radiox.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/05/19/every-song-from-jins-second-solo-album-echo-ranked/) • [7](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/k-pop/20250521/bts-jin-taps-into-nostalgia-in-echo) The tour opened at Goyang Auxiliary Stadium on June 28 and 29, 2025.[7](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/k-pop/20250521/bts-jin-taps-into-nostalgia-in-echo) At the London O2 Arena dates in August 2025, the show combined the EP's tender songs with crowd games and comedy skits, including Jin performing in an inflatable alien-spaceman outfit chosen by an audience game.[14](https://readdork.com/features/jin-echo-era-first-solo-show-guide-7d3eac0a56)
## References
1. [Echoes of Emotion: Jin's "Echo" Captures the Beauty in Life, Off Record (May 31, 2025)](https://offrecord.blog/echoes-of-emotion-jins-echo-captures-the-beauty-in-life/)
2. [Echo – Album by Jin, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/echo/1808005214)
3. [Echo | Jin | BIGHIT MUSIC official discography](https://bts.ibighit.com/eng/discography/jin/detail/echo/)
4. [Echo – 진(Jin), Bugs! album information](https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/4119875?_redir=n)
5. [Critic Reviews for Echo [EP] – Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/music/echo-ep/jin/critic-reviews)
6. [Every Song From Jin's Second Solo Album 'Echo,' Ranked, Jeff Benjamin, Radio 88.8/Billboard (May 19, 2025)](https://radiox.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/05/19/every-song-from-jins-second-solo-album-echo-ranked/)
7. [REVIEW: BTS' Jin taps into nostalgia in 'Echo', The Korea Times (May 21, 2025)](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/k-pop/20250521/bts-jin-taps-into-nostalgia-in-echo)
8. [[공지] 진 미니 2집 'Echo' 발매 안내, Weverse notice, BIGHIT MUSIC](https://weverse.io/bts/notice/26386?hl=ko)
9. [Jin (BTS) anuncia el lanzamiento de 'Echo', los40 (April 15, 2025)](https://los40.com/2025/04/15/jin-bts-anuncia-el-lanzamiento-de-echo-su-nuevo-mini-album-fecha-tracklist-y-mas/)
10. [Echo (Ep) Version I – Jin (BTS), Fnac](https://www.fnac.es/a11935193/Jin-BTS-Echo-Ep-Version-I-Disco)
11. [Jin explores a new world on 'Echo', Weverse Magazine](https://magazine.weverse.io/article/view/1476?artist=BTS)
12. [Echo [EP] – Jin, Chorus.Reviews](https://chorus.reviews/albums/jin-echo-ep)
13. [Fans Select JIN's 'Echo' as This Week's Favorite New Music, Billboard poll report](https://se7en.ws/fans-select-jins-echo-as-this-weeks-favorite-new-music/?lang=en)
14. [Where to start with Jin's 'Echo' era and first solo shows, Dork](https://readdork.com/features/jin-echo-era-first-solo-show-guide-7d3eac0a56)
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