How many Spotify streams has Jung Kook’s Seven reached, and why is it significant for K-pop?

Seven has reached 2.5 billion streams on Spotify, making it the first K-pop song to do so. BigHit Music said the milestone was hit on Aug. 18, more than two years after the song’s July 2023 release.

What charts did Jung Kook’s Seven top after its release?

Seven reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 main singles chart. It also topped the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts.

How successful has Jung Kook been as a solo artist on streaming platforms?

His solo songs have accumulated more than 9.4 billion streams in total, which is the highest among K-pop solo artists. His first solo album Golden, released in November 2023, is also on course to pass 6 billion cumulative streams.

Jung Kook's 'Seven' becomes 1st K-pop song to garner 2.5 bil. streams on Spotify

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Jung Kook’s debut solo single Seven has become the first K-pop song to reach 2.5 billion streams on Spotify. BigHit Music said Thursday that the song hit the milestone on Aug. 18, a little more than two years after its July 2023 release. Seven also topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. It remains one of Jung Kook’s biggest solo hits, with his solo catalog surpassing 9.4 billion cumulative streams.

Key Facts

BigHit Music said Seven reached 2.5 billion Spotify streams on Aug. 18.
Seven was released in July 2023 and crossed the milestone a little more than two years later.
The song became the fastest track to reach 1 billion Spotify streams, doing so in 108 days.
Jung Kook’s solo songs have surpassed 9.4 billion cumulative streams, the most among all K-pop solo artists.

By Yonhap

Published Aug 21, 2025 11:06 am KST
Updated Aug 21, 2025 3:59 pm KST

BTS' Jung Kook / Courtesy of BigHit Music

"Seven," the debut solo single by Jung Kook of K-pop megastars BTS, has achieved 2.5 billion streams on the global music streaming platform Spotify for the first time as a K-pop song.

His agency, BigHit Music, said Thursday that the song hit the milestone Aug. 18, slightly more than two years after its release in July 2023.

"Seven" is a song that combines an addictive melody with a warm acoustic guitar and the rhythm of the UK garage genre. It's a serenade about wanting to be with the person he loves all week long.

The song hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 main singles chart, as well as the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. It also became the fastest song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify with just 108 days.

"Seven" was also recognized as the most popular song in over 200 countries outside the U.S. in Billboard's 2024 International Power Players list. The song has been a long-running hit for over two years, charting for 108 weeks on the Billboard Global 200 and 109 weeks on the Global Excl. U.S. chart.

The combined cumulative streams of all the solo songs Jung Kook has released to date exceed 9.4 billion, the most among all K-pop solo artists. Of those, his first solo album, "Golden," released in November 2023, is on course to surpass 6 billion cumulative streams.

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