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On September 16, 2024, BTS' Jungkook earned several records to his name as his single Seven (feat. Latto) surpassed 1.9 billion streams on Spotify. It made history as the fastest song by an Asian act and the fourth fastest globally to do so. Simultaneously, it also made the artist the first and only Asian soloist to reach this milestone in Spotify history.
The song arrived on July 14, 2023, and was later included in Jungkook's debut solo album GOLDEN which came out on November 3 of the same year. As its title gives away, the BTS member collaborated with American rapper-singer Latto to create the hit summer track.
In addition, with this feat, the idol joins the ranks of around 40 male soloists who have songs that reached 1.9 billion streams including the likes of Harry Styles, Charlie Puth, Justin Bieber, The Kid LAROI, Drake, Bruno Mars, and others. Seven reached this goal in 430 days since its launch. Moreover, it was also the fastest song to reach 100 million Spotify streams in history.
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It was only a matter of minutes before the news spread all across social media and ARMYs (BTS fans) began pouring appreciation and love for the global pop icon. One called the 27-year-old musician a "King,"
"Whoa!!! King!!"
At the same time, the track broke multiple records with its latest feat, including becoming the fastest song of 2023 and the fastest debut song to acquire this achievement. Naturally, congratulations were in order:
"Jungkook making history again! Seven is a record-breaker," commented a fan.
"Go higher," stated another post.
"LETS GO FOR 2B," one ARMY wrote.
Netizens used tags like "FOREVER WITH JUNGKOOK," "HISTORY MAKER JUNGKOOK," AND "GLOBAL POP BOY JUNGKOOK" among others to shower praise. Here are some more reactions:
"This man absolutely deserves nothing but the best," a post read.
"OH MY GOSH," an X-user stated.
Some of BTS' Jungkook's achievements with Seven
After its release, Seven immediately entered several iTunes charts worldwide, debuting at No. 1 on both global and European iTunes song charts. Furthermore, it made history as the fastest song to reach No. 1 in 100 countries, in a record time of just 2 and a half hours.
By clinching the top positions on the iTunes charts in the UK and the USA, Seven also built a record of being the fastest K-pop track ever to reach No. 1 on US iTunes. Continuing the streak of success even a year later, in August 2024, the track became the BTS vocalist's first song to spend 400 consecutive days on the Spotify Global Chart.
As of September 16, it was further dubbed the No. 127 song with the most consecutive days on MelOn's Daily Top 100 chart at 429 days. Not long ago, the BTS maknae also became the first K-pop solo artist in Spotify history to have multiple songs surpass the 1 billion streams milestone, with Seven and Left and Right.
Recently, his Seven and Standing Next To You were at No. 73 and No. 143 respectively, on Billboard Global 200. Extending his records, in early September, the 3D singer was also named the fastest K-pop artist to soar past 7 billion streams across all credits in Spotify history.
Earlier this year, the solo single Seven even claimed the title of the most popular song in over 200 countries and regions worldwide, excluding the United States. This achievement was revealed during Billboard's announcement of the '2024 International Power Players' list on April 29.
In other news, Jungkook's upcoming documentary film JUNGKOOK: I AM STILL will be hitting cinemas globally on September 18, 2024. The documentary will include the K-pop phenomenon's journey in creating and promoting his debut studio album GOLDEN, making memories with fans, leading up to him becoming an international pop artist.
