MUSIC
BTS's Jungkook ranked 5th on the US Billboard 'Hot 100'
According to the chart preview article posted by Billboard, an American music media outlet, on its official website on the 14th (Korean time), the title song 'Standing Next to You' from BTS Jungkook's solo album 'GOLDEN' topped the main song chart 'Hot 100' (11 As of March 18th, it entered 5th place. This song recorded 10.6 million streams, 400,000 radio broadcasts, and a combined physical and digital single sales of 99,000 copies.
Last year, Jung Kook produced the OST ‘Stay Alive (Prod. SUGA of BTS)’ (95th) for the Hive original story ‘7FATES: CHAKHO’ produced by Suga, and the collaboration song with Charlie Puth, ‘Left and Right (Feat. Jung Kook of BTS). )' (22nd place), the solo singles 'Seven (feat. Latto)' (1st place) and '3D (feat. Jack Harlow)' (5th place) released this year, and The Kid LAROI, A total of 6 songs charted on the 'Hot 100', including 'Standing Next to You', a collaboration song with Central Cee (No. 44), and the most songs on the 'Hot 100' by a K-pop solo singer. A new entry record was set. Additionally, Jungkook is the only Korean solo singer to have three songs in the top 10 of this chart.
In addition, 'Standing Next to You' went straight to first place in 'Global 200' and 'Global (excluding the United States)'. On both charts, 'Seven' rebounded to second place.
Jungkook's 'GOLDEN' ranked 2nd on the main album chart 'Billboard 200', tying the record for the highest ranking by a K-pop solo singer. According to the Billboard chart preview article on the 13th, 'GOLDEN' sold 164,800 albums, 29,800 SEA (streaming equivalent albums), which converts the number of streaming into album sales, and converts the number of digital music downloads into album sales. A total of 210,200 copies were sold, with 15,600 track equivalent albums (TEA).
In particular, 'GOLDEN' recorded the highest sales for a K-pop solo singer's album in the United States in the first week of release. As 'GOLDEN' became the first album by a K-pop solo singer to sell more than 200,000 copies in the first week, Jungkook raised his status as a 'global pop star'. <End>
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr
