Jungkook's 'Seven' reaches 3 billion streams and 'Standing Next to You' 1.5 billion streams... First K-pop solo artist to achieve this record

BTS Jungkook has been revealed to have two solo songs that have each been streamed over 1.5 billion times on Spotify. The World Music Awards (WMA) announced through their official account that Jungkook is the first and only K-pop solo artist to have multiple songs surpassing 1.5 billion streams on Spotify. Jungkook’s first solo album ″GOLDEN″ title track ″Standing Next to You″ surpassed 1.5 billion cumulative streams on Spotify as of July 2026. This disco-funk genre song carries a message of standing together through any adversity. ″Standing Next to You″ set the longest record among Jungkook’s solo songs by entering the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for 19 consecutive weeks and stayed on the UK Official Singles Chart for 11 weeks, peaking at number 6. It also won awards at the 2025 BMI Pop Awards, the 2024 Billboard Music Awards for Top Global K-pop Song, and the 2024 MAMA for Best Dance Performance Male Solo. Jungkook’s solo debut song ″Seven″ surpassed 3 billion cumulative streams on Spotify as of June 2026. This is a record first achieved by a Korean and Asian artist, and it was introduced as the song released worldwide in 2023 that reached 3 billion streams. Upon release, ″Seven″ topped the US Billboard main singles charts including the Hot 100, Global 200, and Global (excluding US) charts, and ranked number 3 on the UK Official Singles Top 100 chart. The streaming numbers for these two songs continue to increase even after their release. Through his solo activities, Jungkook has set various records on Spotify, Billboard, and the UK Official Charts.