Jung Kook’s ‘3D’ Shines as Brooklyn’s Distinctive Summer Hit

Nearly three years after its release, Jung Kook’s “3D” featuring Jack Harlow has resurfaced in an unexpected local snapshot of New York’s summer listening habits.

In an August 4 feature examining Spotify activity across New York City, American music magazine The FADER placed “3D” first on a graphic ranking of Brooklyn’s most distinctly popular tracks for summer 2026. TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s “Dream of Mine” appeared second, followed by songs from Kelela, Kehlani, Brandy, MUNA and other artists.

The result is notable because “3D” was released in September 2023, while much of the surrounding music represents newer listening trends. Its appearance suggests that the song has moved beyond its original promotional cycle and remains unusually prominent among Brooklyn listeners relative to audiences elsewhere.

However, the underlying metric requires careful explanation. The data does not establish “3D” as Brooklyn’s most-streamed song by total plays.

What Spotify’s Brooklyn Ranking Actually Measures

Some online posts and Korean reports described “3D” as the most-streamed song in Brooklyn during summer 2026. That is not how The FADER characterized the borough-level list.

The magazine said Spotify provided data identifying tracks that were “most distinctly popular” in each New York borough. In other words, the ranking highlights songs that overperformed in Brooklyn compared with their popularity in other locations. It is a measure of local distinctiveness, not necessarily the largest raw streaming total.

The difference becomes clear elsewhere in the same report. Spotify identified Drake’s “Janice STFU” as the most-streamed track across New York City’s five boroughs as of July. The separate Brooklyn list was designed to reveal what made the borough’s listening profile different.

Therefore, the accurate conclusion is that “3D” ranked as Brooklyn’s most distinctive local favorite in the supplied dataset, rather than being confirmed as the borough’s overall most-played song.

That clarification does not make the achievement insignificant. A song released almost three years earlier standing out against current releases can reveal durability that a brief debut-week surge cannot.

Brooklyn’s List Reflects a Wider Mix of K-pop, R&B and Indie Music

The Brooklyn data is also interesting because “3D” does not appear in a list dominated by a single genre.

Alongside Jung Kook and TXT, the ranking includes alternative R&B artists Kelela and Kehlani, veteran singer Brandy and indie-pop band MUNA. The FADER summarized the result by declaring that “Brooklyn loves K-pop,” while also noting the borough’s interest in contemporary R&B.

That context makes “3D” a natural fit. Produced by BloodPop and David Stewart, the track was designed around pop and R&B sounds associated with the early 2000s. Jack Harlow’s participation also connected Jung Kook’s performance with contemporary American hip-hop.

Its continued presence in Brooklyn suggests that listeners may be returning to it as a pop-R&B record rather than treating it only as a K-pop release. Spotify’s figures cannot explain individual motivation, so that interpretation should remain cautious. What the data does show is that the song occupies an unusually strong position within one of New York’s most varied local music markets.

3D Was Built as an International Pop Single

“3D” arrived on September 29, 2023, following the enormous success of Jung Kook’s solo debut single “Seven.” The song later appeared on his first solo album, GOLDEN.

Its original chart performance established an international foundation for the longevity now visible in Brooklyn. “3D” debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Jung Kook’s second solo top-10 entry on the chart. Billboard’s artist history currently credits it with 12 weeks on the Hot 100.

The track also opened at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. During its first tracking period, Billboard reported 104.3 million streams and 119,000 sales worldwide.

In Britain, “3D” debuted at No. 5 on the Official Singles Chart. The result made Jung Kook the first Korean solo artist to secure two UK Top 5 singles, following the No. 3 peak of “Seven.”

These were conventional measures of a major release’s immediate commercial performance. The Brooklyn data tells a different part of the story: what can happen after the initial charts and promotions are over.

The More Valuable Story Is Longevity

Streaming-era success is frequently reported through ever-growing cumulative totals. Those figures can demonstrate scale, but they do not always explain where a song has developed lasting cultural relevance.

The Brooklyn ranking provides a more specific picture. “3D” is not simply accumulating plays within a global total. It is distinguishing itself in the listening habits of a particular American community almost three years after release.

This also illustrates the long reach of Jung Kook’s GOLDEN era. “Seven,” “3D” and “Standing Next to You” were released as separate singles with different musical identities, but all were constructed for an international pop audience. Their sustained streaming has allowed the album’s presence to continue long after its 2023 campaign ended.

“3D” leading Brooklyn’s distinctive-song list should therefore be understood as a local listening signal, not a new global chart victory. That more precise description is also what makes it interesting. Years after Jung Kook introduced the song, Brooklyn listeners are still giving it a place that stands apart from the rest of the United States.