“The LEGEND behaviour”: Netizens react as BTS' Jungkook exceeds his group to be Asian Act with most songs over 500M streams on Global Spotify Chart

 BTS’ Jungkook exceeds his group to be Asian Act with most songs over 500M streams on Global Spotify Chart
BTS’ Jungkook exceeds his group to be Asian Act with most songs over 500M streams on Global Spotify Chart (Image via BIGHIT)

BTS' Jungkook created buzz with his new achievement in the music world. The Golden maknae marked his new feat after his four tracks surpassed 500 million streams on the Global Spotify Chart.

Jk emerged as the Asian act with the most songs exceeding 500 million streams on the stated chart, leaving behind his own group, BTS. While BTS has three songs, Jungkook has four songs with 500 million records. Four record-breaking tracks of Jungkook are:

  • SEVEN
  • Left & Right
  • Standing Next To You
  • 3D

Admirers of Jk were elated by the recent success of his individual projects. As a result, his followers bombarded social media with accolades for him. One of them on X commented:

“JUNGKOOK surpassing his own group is the LEGEND behaviour!!!”

Fans celebrate as BTS' Jungkook’s surpasses his own group with a new record

Many other fans congratulated Jk on his new milestone as a solo artist. While some fans said BTS' Jungkook is a history maker, others hailed him as a legend for leaving behind his own group on the Spotify chart.

“HISTORY MAKER JUNGKOOK. GLOBAL POP STAR JUNGKOOK. CONGRATULATIONS JUNGKOOK.,” a fan said.
“No one is doing it like the JEON JUNGKOOK,” commented another fan.
“CONGRATULATIONS! JUNGKOOK THE BIGGEST ASIAN ACT JUNGKOOK HISTORY MAKER JUNGKOOK ORGANIC KING! YOU ARE UNMATCHED JUNGKOOK,” stated an admirer.
“Really sooooo looking forward to #jungkook 's 2nd solo album and solo world tour...,” wrote another fan.

Some fans looked forward to BTS maknae’s new album and tour, while others dubbed him a living legend.

“Congratulations Global Popstar. Proud of you Jungkook!!Jungkook paved the way,” commented an admirer.
“King Jungkook rewriting history once again! Now the Asian act with the most songs surpassing 500M charted streams on Spotify Global . Even surpassing BTS—his own group! Truly a living legend,” said another fan.
“This is only the beginning. JUNGKOOK's star will rise higher and shine brighter. The sky is the limit. CONGRATULATIONS JUNGKOOK. HISTORY MAKER JUNGKOOK.,” another fan wrote.

BTS' Jungkook’s debut solo album GOLDEN rules Spotify Mexico

On August 13, BTS' Jungkook's GOLDEN became the most-streamed album by a K-pop solo artist on Spotify Mexico. The idol's sole solo album ended up being the second most-streamed album by a K-pop artist, following his group BTS, which leads with their album Map of the Soul.

Besides his album, BTS' Jungkook's tune SEVEN emerged as the third most-streamed song by a K-pop artist on Spotify Mexico.

Jungkook has released only one solo album, GOLDEN, so far. This album came out in November 2023, days before the idol left for his military service in December 2023.


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Edited by Sohini Biswas