On July 31, 2024, the TOP 50 MUSIC AWARDS revealed their winners for the year, and BTS' Jungkook emerged as a standout. Fans were thrilled to see him win all five awards for which he was nominated.
Jungkook's solo debut album, GOLDEN, earned him the Best Album award, while his pre-release track Seven, featuring American rapper Latto, took home both the Best Song and Best Collaboration honors. All five of the K-pop singer's awards fell within the International categories, including:
- Best Song: Seven
- Best Album: GOLDEN
- Best Artist: Jungkook
- Best Collaboration: Seven
- Best Fans
Fans flocked to social media to celebrate and express their pride in the idol's achievements, noting how he continues to win awards even while serving in the military since December 2023. A user on X, @Purplehearts_TK, referred to him as "King" and posted:
"My King served again. Congratulations Jungkook! My beautiful shining star"
"OH MY GOSH, HE WON EVERYTHING QUINTUPLE VICTORY-YOU DESERVE THIS AND MUCH MORE DEAR," a fan commented.
"Wow! Thanks for your hard work guys! Congratulations JK & jk golden warriors," another X user wrote.
"WOW! THAT'S AWESOME. SO PROUD OF YOU JK," a fan added.
Netizens also coined nicknames for him, such as "HITMAKER" and "GLOBAL POP STAR."
"TOP SOLOIST," a fan commented.
"GLOBAL MAIN POP BOY JUNGKOOK," another user wrote.
BTS' Jungkook takes home 5 awards at the Top 50 Music Awards 2024
For those unaware, Top 50 is a Spanish music news platform that features its charts, awards, and updates. The winners were determined by a public survey that concluded on July 23, 2024, as part of the 14th edition of the Top 50 Music Awards.
This year’s event included 29 categories with 10 national, 10 international, and 9 additional categories, recognizing 89 nominated artists. Fans could vote for one option per category until July 23 at 10:00 p.m. (Spanish time).
BTS' youngest member launched his solo career with the single Seven in July 2023, followed by the release of 3D in September. He then debuted his solo album, GOLDEN, on November 3, 2023, which includes 11 tracks:
- 3D (featuring Jack Harlow)
- Closer to You (featuring Major Lazer)
- Seven (featuring Latto) - Explicit version
- Standing Next to You- Title Track
- Yes or No
- Please Don't Change (featuring DJ Snake)
- Hate You
- Somebody
- Too Sad to Dance
- Shot Glass of Tears
- Seven (featuring Latto) - Clean version
Since last year, the idol has been breaking records one after another, even while serving in the military. As of the latest update, he has achieved over 2.4 billion streams on Spotify in 2024, making him the first and only K-pop soloist to reach this milestone.
The member of BTS began his military service in December 2023 alongside his bandmate Jimin. He is anticipated to rejoin the group in 2025 when all the members have completed their service.
Additionally, a travel show, 'Are You Sure?!' featuring Jungkook and Jimin, which they filmed prior to their enlistment, is set to premiere its first two episodes on August 8, 2024.