BTS’ Jungkook is first Asian artiste with a song to surpass 2.1 billion streams on Spotify
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K-pop superstar Jungkook's single Seven is the fourth-fastest track in Spotify’s history to hit 2.1 billion streams worldwide.
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SEOUL – K-pop boy band juggernaut BTS’ member Jungkook is the first Asian artiste to surpass 2.1 billion streams on Spotify with one song.
He achieved that feat with his solo single Seven. Released on July 14, 2023, it reached this milestone in 518 days, making it the fourth-fastest track in Spotify’s history to hit 2.1 billion streams worldwide.
Jungkook’s Seven and Standing Next To You, both from his 2023 album Golden, also made it to Spotify’s Top Tracks Of 2024 Global, which highlights the 50 most streamed songs worldwide. Seven was ranked 28th, while Standing Next To You was No. 34.
He is the first Asian solo artiste to have multiple songs on Spotify’s annual global year-end chart.
Seven had earlier dominated Spotify charts. It was the first song by an Asian artiste to top the Spotify Daily Top Songs Global Chart for a total of 71 days.
It held the No. 1 spot on the Weekly Top Songs Global Chart for nine consecutive weeks, the longest run by a male artiste in 2023.
The song was also the first by a K-pop solo artiste to remain on the Daily Top Songs Global Chart for more than 500 days. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
