Jungkook’s solo debut single racked up over 15 million first-day streams on Spotify—but Taylor Swift remains on top.
The BTS member’s solo debut single, “Seven,” was released on July 14. The single features Latto and quickly rocketed to the top of iTunes charts across the globe. The song debuted at #1 on Spotify’s Global Top Songs chart with an impressive 15,995,378 first-day streams. It also makes Jungkook the first male artist from any country to surpass the 15 million first-day streams milestone—just behind Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” (17.4 million) and “Lavender Haze” (16.4 million) both have higher first-day streaming records.
Jungkook is also the first K-pop solo artist to debut at #1 on the Spotify Global Top Songs chart. The instrumental version of “Seven” debuted at #65 on the Global Top Songs chart, both higher than his previously released solo tracks “Still With You” (#54) and “My You” (#113). The solo single “Seven” was available in 106 countries at release and reached the #1 spot on the iTunes Top Song chart in the United States, UK, Canada, Germany, and France.
Meanwhile, the music video for the single is racking up views across YouTube. It quickly rose to the top of YouTube’s most popular video charts and, within four hours, surpassed 10 million views. By July 15, it had more than 32.71 million views. Jungkook also participated in Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series 2023, performing “Seven” alongside several other tracks.
Jungkook has surpassed two billion streams across all his credits on Spotify, with just six songs. That happened before his solo debut single dropped on May 26. He is one of only two other K-pop acts (Suga and IU) who have also surpassed two billion streams across all their credits on the platform. With his solo single racking up such impressive numbers, it will be interesting to see the full first-day streams of the full album.