Jungkook’s “Standing Next to You” Breaks Record as Fastest K-Pop Solo Track to Reach 1 Billion Streams

Jungkook’s Standing Next to You, released on November 3, 2023, has set a new record, becoming the fastest song by a K-pop soloist to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.…

By Ishika Setia

November 7, 2024

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Jungkook’s Standing Next to You, released on November 3, 2023, has set a new record, becoming the fastest song by a K-pop soloist to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify. The song reached this insane milestone precisely 1 year after it was released showing Jungkook is indeed a worldwide musical monster. This achievement follows his previous songs Seven and Left and Right with Charlie Puth, both of which also surpassed 1 billion streams, further solidifying his dominance in the music world.

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Even with Jungkook currently serving his mandatory military duty, he has still been delivering music for his fans aka ARMY. He can now add the recent success of Standing Next to You to his list of accomplishments, making him the quickest K-pop soloist in history to obtain this notable streaming milestone. The world is a better place now that each one of Jungkook’s releases only further cements him more and more globally as a superstar — his music transcends continents and time zones.

Apart from Standing Next to You, Jungkook’s music video for 3D featuring Jack Harlow also reached 200 million views on YouTube since its release. The video, which was released on September 29, 2023, achieved this remarkable milestone in less than 1 year and is part of Jungkook‘s appearance as a successful solo artist. To be able to hold on to that much acclaim whilst still in the military says a lot about his strong fan base and the enduring popularity of his music.

Along with Jungkook, BTS star Jimin is among those who have been sworn into the South Korean military in December 2023. Jungkook is serving as a cook after finishing five weeks of basic military training. He is scheduled to be released in June 2025. Previously, Jungkook stepped onto the solo scene with the song Seven in July 2023, followed by a duet with The Kid LAROI, and then, his own solo record titled GOLDEN. He also released Never Let Go to celebrate BTS‘ 11th anniversary with fans and further solidify his position as one of K-pop’s brightest shining stars.