"Truly the hit maker": Fans react as BTS' Jungkook's 'SEVEN' surpasses 1 billion streams on YouTube music

Jungkook, the youngest member of the globally recognized septet group, BTS, is still fulfilling his mandatory military service (Image via YouTube/@HYBE LABELS)
Jungkook, the youngest member of the globally recognized septet group, BTS, is still fulfilling his mandatory military service (Image via YouTube/@HYBE LABELS)

BTS' Jungkook, the youngest member of the globally recognized septet group, is still fulfilling his mandatory military service, but that isn't stopping the super idol from collating record-breaking achievements.

Just this month, it was announced that the singer had surpassed 17 million Spotify followers and accumulated over 5.2 billion streams for his GOLDEN album, making him the fastest Asian artist to achieve this feat.

BTS' Jungkook has bagged another achievement, his debut single as a solo artist, SEVEN, surpassed 1 billion streams on YouTube Music.

@WORLDMUSICAWARD on X shared this news with the caption:

"#Jungkook's "Seven" has surpassed 1 BILLION plays on YouTube Music, marking the 1st song by a K-pop Male Soloist to reach 1 Billion streams on YouTube Music & Spotify! HISTORY MAKER JUNGKOOK. RECORD BREAKER JUNGKOOK."

Netizens took to the comments section to express their excitement.

@MsPurpleKookie commented:

"Truly the hitmaker and record breaker! So Proud of you JUNGKOOK."

More fans congratulated and praised the singer's new achievement.

"Congratulations Jungkook. Your songs are varied and interesting. Love your songs and choreography and dancing." @palko484 commented.
"CONGRATULATIONS MY HEARTBEAT JEON JUNGKOOK. YOU KNOW JEON JUNGKOOK IS THE BEST. OUR HISTORY MAKER JEON JUNGKOOK. OUR RECORD BREAKER GOLDEN MAKNAE," @Shanta976 stated.
"HISTORY MAKER JUNGKOOK. RECORD BREAKER JUNGKOOK indeed!!! CONGRATULATIONS KING!!?" @DimaFirefly gushed.

More netizens praised and celebrated the performer.

"This is pure talent impact. This proves that #Jungkook is organic on all streaming platforms. Jungkook is on another level. CONGRATULATIONS JUNGKOOK . JUNGKOOK THE KING. HISTORY MAKER JUNGKOOK. GLOBAL POP SUPERSTAR JUNGKOOK," @JKBreaksRecord replied.
"Broke so many records with only a debut album. CONGRATULATIONS JUNGKOOK. RECORD BREAKER JUNGKOOK. HISTORY MAKER JUNGKOOK," @Icarusnoodle stated.
"Our Golden Superstar #BTS'JungKook #Seven #SevenDayAWeek," @MirellaAnasst tweeted.

More details on BTS' Jungkook's 'SEVEN'

The song "SEVEN" by BTS' Jungkook, featuring American rapper Latto, was released on July 14, 2023. It has two variations: a normal and an explicit version. It is a romantic UK garage Pop single that tells the story of a man willing to devote all his time to his lover.

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SEVEN debuted at the peak of numerous charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 and Global 200, earning JK and Latto their first number-one on both charts.

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BTS' Jungkook's 'SEVEN' broke the record for the fastest song in history to surpass one billion Spotify streams (it did so in 109 days) and is also the most streamed collaboration of 2023.

The Dreamers crooner talked about SEVEN with Variety:

"Upon hearing “Seven,” I thought, “This is it.” After that, I focused on practicing and recording the track multiple times to perfect it. I hope that many people can feel as I felt when I first heard the song."

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SEVEN has been certified Platinum by the RIAA, RIAJ, KMCA, RMNZ, and Music Canada.

Edited by Yesha Srivastava
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