'BTS' Jungkook set new record with Recording Industry Association of Japan.
According to the Association on the 29th, Jungkook received platinum certification for his solo single 'Seven' and solo song 'Euphoria' from the team's repackaged album 'Love Yourself: Answer,' surpassing 100 million cumulative streams.
The Recording Industry Association of Japan awards certifications based on cumulative stream counts of songs each month, distinguishing them as gold (over 50 million streams), platinum (over 100 million streams), and diamond (over 500 million streams).
Jungkook previously received platinum certification for his solo album 'Golden' in November last year. He also received platinum certification in the streaming category.
BTS's records continue. The song 'Telepathy' from the album 'BE,' released in 2020, received gold certification in the streaming category. This brings their total of Japanese Record Association streaming 'gold' songs to 39.
Meanwhile, Jungkook ranked 14th on the '2023 Global Album Chart' by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on the 26th. He achieved this as the only Korean solo singer.
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<Translated by=Gawon Park(Dispatch)>