Jungkook’s ‘SEVEN’ Breaks Spotify Records as Most Streamed Song by an Asian Artist, Outpacing BTS’s ‘Dynamite’

On September 29, 2024, BTS member Jungkook made history when his debut solo single, SEVEN (feat. Latto), became the most streamed song by an Asian artist in Spotify’s history. The track has amassed over 1.934 billion streams (1,934,082,270), surpassing the previous record set by BTS’ hit from 2020, Dynamite, which holds over 1.933 billion streams (1,933,247,109).

As the youngest member of BTS, Jeon Jungkook is the first from his group to exceed the 1 billion streams milestone. His song SEVEN achieved this remarkable milestone in just three months after its release.

Released on July 14, 2023, SEVEN was reported by Yonhap News on October 31, 2023, as the fastest song by an Asian solo artist to hit this milestone.

Additionally, it surpassed Miley Cyrus’ Flowers, which achieved 1 billion streams in 112 days, making Jungkook the first global artist to reach this milestone in just 108 days in Spotify history. SEVEN also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, maintaining that position for seven consecutive weeks—a record for a K-pop soloist on the chart.

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SEVEN is a romantic UK garage pop track featuring a music video starring acclaimed South Korean actress Han So-hee. The song peaked at the top of the iTunes Worldwide Song Charts in various countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, India, Latvia, and more than 50 other nations.

This track marked the first time Jungkook and Latto achieved a No. 1 debut on the US Billboard Global 200. It was also recognized as the No. 1 Global Song of the Summer by Billboard, and Jungkook became the first K-pop solo artist to win the Song of Summer category at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.

SEVEN also garnered the Top Global K-pop Song award at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. The Please Don’t Change singer further earned accolades for Best Song and Best K-Pop at the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards, establishing himself as the most-awarded K-pop solo artist to date.

SEVEN is featured on Jungkook’s debut solo album, GOLDEN, released on November 3, 2023. Additionally, he has released 10 alternative versions of the original track, including:

• SEVEN (feat. Latto) (Instrumental)
• SEVEN (feat. Latto) (Band Ver.)
• SEVEN (feat. Latto) (Summer Mix)
• SEVEN (feat. Latto) (Lofi Mix)
• SEVEN (feat. Latto) (Alesso Remix)
• SEVEN (feat. Latto) (Nightfall Mix)
• SEVEN (feat. Latto) (Island Mix)
• SEVEN (David Guetta Remix)
• SEVEN (feat. Latto) (Festival Mix)
• SEVEN (David Guetta Remix – Extended)

As of December 2023, BTS’ Jungkook is fulfilling his mandatory military service in South Korea, with an expected return in June 2025.

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