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On October 24, 2024, BTS' Jungkook achieved a historic milestone as his song Seven became the first track by an Asian artist to surpass 2 billion streams on Spotify. This achievement cements the artist's place in the exclusive "2 billion club," further highlighting his global influence.
Seven, featuring American rapper Latto in its explicit version, was released on July 14, 2023, as part of the lead-up to Jungkook's debut solo album GOLDEN. The accompanying music video starred renowned Korean actress Han So-hee, further boosting the track's appeal.
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Just weeks before this historic feat, Seven had already broken records, becoming the most-streamed song by an Asian artist on Spotify, surpassing BTS' hit Dynamite. Fans across the world celebrated this remarkable achievement on social media, flooding platforms with congratulatory messages for the idol. An X user @aceuu84646 wrote,
"bigger than kpop."
"I really love how bts keeps breaking new records n achieving new ones as well congratulations Junkook," an X user mentioned.
"The biggest debut of all time," another fan commented.
"Congratulations to the main pop boy and most successful asian soloist," a user remarked on X.
"Seven will forever be the biggest debut song by a kpop soloist. Crazy numbers ... He holds too many records, first kpop act overall even over groups to have a song hit 2B and the mist streamed song by a kpop artist," a fan mentioned.
Fans also pointed out how the Still With You singer continues to break records even though he has been away from the public eye for nearly a year due to his military service. Many expressed admiration for his global impact, celebrating the fact that his music remains a dominant force despite his absence from the spotlight.
"and this isn’t even counting the streams with apple music or any other music streaming platform. this is literally just one platform alone," another person wrote.
"one of the biggest smash hit of the decade, oh jungkook the main pop boy you are," an X user wrote.
"All this while he is absent from the spotlight since December last year. Oh Bo, JK, there's literally NO ONE like you. THE BESTT!," another user mentioned.
More about BTS' Jungkook's latest achievements on the charts
Jungkook, even while serving in the military, continues to break records on global music charts, solidifying his position as a dominant figure in the industry. Among his recent achievements, his song Shot Glass of Tears recently crossed 100 million streams, his 17th song to do so, setting a record as the K-pop soloist with the most songs surpassing this mark.
His track Seven has now spent 350 days on Spotify’s Global Daily Song Chart, breaking BTS’ previous record with Dynamite (349 days), making it the longest-charting song by an Asian act on the platform. Moreover, Jungkook’s debut solo album, Golden, is continuing to make waves.
It became the first album by an Asian soloist to have all songs reach 100 million streams each on Spotify, setting a record as the fastest album by a K-pop act to achieve this.
He is now the only K-pop soloist to chart on Spotify’s Global Top Artists for over 500 days. The song Seven also continues its reign, charting for 65 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Global 200, extending his record as the longest-charting K-soloist.
Meanwhile, the Euphoria singer is set to get discharged from the military in June 2025.
