Suga's 'Haegeum' surpassed 300 million streams on Spotify.
According to Spotify, BTS' Suga's solo song 'Haegeum' surpassed 300 million streams on July 5th.
As a result, this song became the third song to achieve 300 million streams following 'Daechwita' and 'Eight'.
'Haegeum' is a work that utilizes the sound of the Korean traditional musical instrument Haegeum, and has the ambiguous meaning of 'loosening what is forbidden.'
This song was written and composed solely by Suga. In the Korea Music Copyright Association, only Suga's other activity name, AGUST D, is registered for lyrics and composition.
After its release, the song received great attention and ranked #1 on the iTunes charts in more than 100 countries around the world. In addition, it reached 58th place on the US Billboard main single chart 'Hot 100' and 2nd place on the main album chart 'Billboard 200'. Suga's third album 'D-DAY', which features 'Haegeum' as the title song, has accumulated sales of 1.4 million copies.
This album was recognized by experts even in the United States, the home of hip-hop. It was selected as number one in '2023 Unveiling Hype K-pop Creative Genius: Highlights from 2023' by 'The Source', one of America's top three hip-hop magazines, and was also named in 'Top 50 Albums of 2023 Selected by NPR Listeners'. .