Jung Kook of BTS has achieved yet another major milestone, becoming the first Asian solo artist in Spotify history to exceed 100 million streams on all of his original 18 songs. This achievement puts him next to global stars like Billie Eilish and Harry Styles, showing his strong influence in the global music world.
All 18 original tracks hit 100 million streams
According to Spotify, Jung Kook now has 18 original songs with over 100 million streams each, a record no other Asian solo artist has ever achieved.
The tracks include:
- Seven
- Standing Next to You
- Left and Right
- 3D
- Dreamers
- Stay Alive
- Still With You
- Yes or No
- Never Let Go
- Please Don’t Change
- Hate You
- Closer to You
- Somebody
- Too Sad To Dance
- Shot Glass of Tears
- Too Much
- My You
- i wonder…
Spotify data shows Jung Kook’s songs have now passed 9.2 billion total streams, even before filtering. He’s the first and fastest K-pop solo artist
“Seven” leads with record-breaking streams
Of Jung Kook’s 18 tracks, “Seven” featuring Latto is the most successful, with over 2.45 billion Spotify streams. It also holds the record for the fastest time to reach both 100 million and 1 billion streams by an Asian artist
Additionally, “Seven” has remained on Global Spotify Weekly Top Songs chart for 105 consecutive weeks.
Three tracks surpass 1 billion streams each
Jung Kook is also the first Asian solo artist to surpass 1 billion Spotify streams with three different songs:
- Seven
- Left and Right
- Standing Next to You
Guinness World Records and continued global impact
Jung Kook’s achievements have not gone unnoticed by global authorities. He has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records for:
- Most weekly streams for a track by an Asian artist (Seven: 89.74 million after filtering)
- Fastest time to reach 100 million and 1 billion streams
- Fastest K-pop soloist to reach 1 billion Spotify streams
The BTS member previously topped the Spotify Monthly Listeners ranking for K-pop solo artists, with over 40 million monthly listeners. He currently maintains a strong listener base of over 17.5 million, according to Spotify’s July 2025 data.
‘GOLDEN’ and sustained chart presence
Jung Kook’s first solo album, ‘GOLDEN,’ has played a big role in his streaming success. It has stayed on Spotify’s Global Weekly Top Albums chart for 89 weeks in a row, showing the strong impact of his solo music.