BTS’ Jungkook is first Asian soloist to hit 100 million Spotify streams on every original track
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Jungkook (right) of K-pop supergroup BTS waves as he departs from an outdoor sporting facility in Yeoncheon on June 11.
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SEOUL – Jungkook, the youngest member of K-pop boy band BTS who also has a successful solo career, has set another historic global record on music streaming platform Spotify.
According to the World Music Awards on July 21, the 27-year-old South Korean singer became the first Asian solo artiste in history to surpass 100 million streams on every original track released via his Spotify account. Among the 47 tracks registered under his profile, 18 are original songs, excluding remixes. The World Music Awards honour the world’s best-selling music artistes.
Jungkook is also one of only three artistes in the world – alongside American singer Billie Eilish and English singer Harry Styles – to achieve 100 million streams on every original solo track on Spotify, according to international outlet Oneily Vibe.
Jungkook’s most-streamed track is Seven (2023), which had amassed 2.4 billion streams as at July 21. It is followed by Standing Next To You (2023), with 1.2 billion streams; and a collaboration track with American singer Charlie Puth, Left And Right (2022), which has garnered more than 1.1 billion streams.
Seven holds the records for racking up streams the fastest and achieving the highest number for a song by an Asian artiste on the platform, which was founded in 2006.
Jungkook has continued to hit milestone after milestone as a soloist. In 2023, he was recognised by the Guinness World Records for becoming the fastest artiste in history to reach one billion Spotify streams, achieving the feat in only 409 days with just three solo tracks.
Moreover, his total Spotify streams have now surpassed 9.2 billion, making him not only the fastest Asian act to reach that mark, but also the first K-pop soloist to do so.
Jungkook completed his mandatory military service on June 11 and is gearing up for the full unit comeback of BTS. Earlier in July, the group announced plans for a new album and world tour, aiming for a release in spring 2026. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
