Jungkook, 80 Weeks on Billboard Chart… ‘Seven’, Longest Record for a K-pop Soloist

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Jungkook of BTS set the longest-hit record among K-pop solo artists on the Billboard chart.

On the 20th, Billboard released its latest chart (dated February 1). Jungkook's solo single "Seven," released in July 2023, charted for a total of 80 weeks on the Global (excluding U.S.) chart.

With this achievement, Jungkook has become the K-pop solo artist with the longest charting record. "Seven" also climbed 14 spots on the 'Global 200', landing at 101st.

Jimin continued to perform well on Billboard's main album and song charts. His solo second album "MUSE" ranked 77th on the 'Billboard 200', and the title track "Who" secured the 25th spot on the main song chart 'Hot 100'.

Despite being released in July last year, the album and the title track rose 42 and 16 spots, respectively, compared to the previous week. The title track also ranked 22nd on the Global (excluding U.S.) chart and 16th on the Global 200.

Jin and V's solo efforts also consistently appeared on the charts. Jin's "Happy" ranked 17th on the World Albums chart. The album's title track "Running Wild" charted at 134th on the Global (excluding U.S.) chart.

V's "Winter Ahead," released in November last year, reached 123rd on the Global (excluding U.S.) chart. BTS's anthology album "Proof" secured 6th place on the World Albums chart, remaining on the chart for 137 weeks and raising anticipation for their group activities.

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