Jungkook surpasses 500 million plays with 4 songs... Sets new record for most by a K-pop solo artist

BTS Jungkook surpassed 500 million plays on YouTube Music with his solo song ″Standing Next to You.″ Including ″Standing Next to You,″ Jungkook has a total of four songs—″Seven,″ ″3D,″ and ″Left and Right″—that have each recorded 500 million plays on YouTube Music. Among these, ″Seven″ was the first debut song by an Asian male artist to achieve 1.3 billion plays. Additionally, five songs—″Seven,″ ″3D,″ ″Standing Next to You,″ ″Dreamers,″ and ″Left and Right″—have surpassed 400 million plays, setting the record for the most among K-pop solo artists. Jungkook’s YouTube Topic channel has surpassed 4.36 million subscribers, ranking first among K-pop solo singers. His total views have exceeded 1.544 billion, the highest figure among BTS members. His solo music videos are also gaining high popularity. ″Seven″ has 640 million views, ″3D″ has 290 million views, and ″Standing Next to You″ has 230 million views, with the ″3D″ music video approaching 300 million views. Jungkook has ranked first as the most searched K-pop idol worldwide on YouTube for five consecutive years, and in 2026, he was the most searched male group idol on YouTube Korea.