BTS ‘Jungkook’s first solo album ‘GOLDEN’ has been captivating the hearts of listeners around the world for 400 days.It is ‘loved’ on the charts, in streaming, and in sales.

● An album that I couldn’t put down for 400 days
‘GOLDEN’, released in November 2023, entered the ‘Worldwide iTunes Album’ chart for 400 consecutive days.This is an unusual record for a single album.It also proved the support of European fans by consistently appearing on the European iTunes Album chart for 200 days.

‘GOLDEN’ swept the iTunes album charts in 106 countries and regions immediately after its release, and also ranked #1 on ‘Worldwide iTunes’ for 14 days and ‘European iTunes’ for over 7 days.
The history continues on Apple Music.’GOLDEN’ has been on the ‘Worldwide Apple Music Albums’ chart for over 560 days, the first and longest for a K-pop solo artist album, and has also stayed on the European charts for over 440 days.

On Spotify, it’s even more amazing.It’s been on the ‘Weekly Top Albums Global’ chart for 84 consecutive weeks, the first and longest for an Asian solo artist, and its cumulative streams have surpassed 5.6 billion.

● The reason why each and every track is loved
The records of the songs included in ‘GOLDEN’ are also extraordinary.The title song ‘Seven’ has surpassed 2.39 billion streams, ‘Standing Next to You’ has 1.22 billion streams, and ‘3D’ has 910 million streams.This is followed by ‘Yes or No’ (275 million), ‘Please Don t Change(178 million),’ Hate You ‘(163 million),’ Closer to You ‘(149 million),’ Somebody ‘(142 million),’ Too Sad To Dance ‘(130 million), and’ Shot Glass of Tears ‘(129 million), which have been streaming in the hundreds of millions.

Jungkook’s “GOLDEN” debuted at number 2 on Billboard’s main album chart, Billboard 200, making him the first Asian solo artist to do so, and continued to chart for 25 consecutive weeks.He also stayed on the UK’s Official Albums Chart Top 100 for eight weeks, making him the first K-pop solo artist to do so.

In Korea, Jungkook’s album power has been proven once again through the Circle Album Chart.’GOLDEN’ has sold over 2.82 million copies and is close to reaching the 3 million mark.With just one album, Jungkook has become the solo artist with the most album sales in the history of the Circle Chart.

Jungkook’s ‘GOLDEN’ stays with us like a long-term relationship.This love is still playing out.


Reporter Yang com -mo hmyang0307@donga

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