Jungkook’s Unbelievable K-pop Soloist Records Make History
BTS Jungkook recently achieved an astounding feat, crossing two billion streams on Spotify with his son, “Seven” and becoming the first K-pop soloist to gain this record. Within a few days later, Jungkook’s own group, BTS, joined the 2 billion streams on Spotify milestone club with their Billboard Hot 100 topper song, “Dynamite.”
However, Jungkook fans were angered as they claimed that BTS’ label, BigHit Music, only shared the group’s 2 billion streams achievement, not Jungkook’s historical features. Some lashed out at the label and commented on X, “Jungkook deserves better.”
BIGHIT IGNORED ALL MAJOR RECORDS OF JUNGKOOK! No articles for his achievements but pushed multiple articles for others! 📍GIVE ME 1000 RT + REPLY: JUNGKOOK PAVED THE WAY JUNGKOOK DESERVES BETTER pic.twitter.com/1uynl5yM8b
— JK DAILYʲᵏ (@Daily_JKUpdate) January 14, 2025
Another enraged fan echoed the same emotion, writing: “I don’t understand them. Jungkook’s “Seven” featuring Latto was the first Asian act to reach 2 billion streams on Spotify, surpassing BTS’s “Dynamite,” and BigHit hasn’t published any articles about it yet. Nothing for any of Jungkook’s achievements? Why?
JUNGKOOK sets a new Guinness World Record for being the “Fastest solo K-pop artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify in the absence of an OFFICIAL SOLO ALBUM and with only 3 songs in just 409 days which is two days faster than Lisa. Jungkook is currently working on his first… pic.twitter.com/ogjQTVuABH
— JK DAILYʲᵏ (@Daily_JKUpdate) May 9, 2023
Jungkook’s Records Easily Make Him “The Most Succesful Asian Singer”
Along with BTS’ outstanding achievements, Jungkook has made a name for himself as the most successful Asian soloist. The ‘Golden” crooner is the first and only Asian Solo Artist in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the Billboard Global 200 chart, and the Billboard Global Excl. US. chart simultaneously.
The “Seven” singer also became the longest-charting singer and the only K-Pop Solo idol in history to chart for 17 consecutive weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Moreover, Jungkook maintained his crown as the most streamed K-Pop soloist of 2022 and 2023 globally on Spotify.
Jungkook’s records do not stop there. Apart from his musical achievements, he also made significant history at the box office with his 2024 documentary, I Am Still, which featured some cinematic shots of the singer setting the stage on fire at live concerts with his sizzling moves and his top-notch vocals.
Jungkook’s “I Am Still” became International Box Office history’s eighth highest-grossing concert movie. It made over $15.7 million in revenue at the box office. The youngest Bangtan Boy joined the pop superstar club with Taylor Swift, Madonna, and Justin Beiber, whose concert movies made over $10 million in revenue from concert movies.
