BTS Jung Kook Achieves 4 Tracks with 500 Million Streams on YouTube Music… Proving Global Power

BTS Jung Kook is continuing an unstoppable march of records on the YouTube Music platform, proving his strength as a global pop star. According to recent media reports, Jung Kook's solo song "Standing Next to You" has surpassed 500 million plays on YouTube Music. With this, Jung Kook now possesses a total of 4 tracks with 500 million streams, including "Seven", "3D", and "Left and Right".

In particular, "Seven" drew significant attention by setting a massive record, becoming the first debut song by an Asian male artist to reach 1.3 billion plays. Previously, Jung Kook established a new record for the most 400 million plays held by a K-pop solo singer with a total of 5 songs, including "Seven", "3D", "Standing Next to You", "Dreamers", and "Left and Right".

The growth of the YouTube Topic channel operated by Jung Kook is also notable. The channel has exceeded 4.36 million subscribers, ranking first among K-pop solo singers. The total view count also recorded over 1.544 billion views, showing the highest figure among the members of BTS.

Fan interest in the music videos is also intense. "Seven" has recorded 640 million views, "3D" has 290 million views, and "Standing Next to You" has 230 million views, all showing a steep upward trend. In particular, the "3D" music video is nearing the 300 million view mark, raising expectations for a new record to be broken.

Following the achievement of being the number one most searched K-pop idol on YouTube worldwide for five consecutive years, Jung Kook is solidifying his reputation as a "global icon" by rising to the number one spot as the most searched male group idol on YouTube in Korea in 2026.

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