BTS Jungkook set another record as he focuses on his solo career.
In the past months, BTS has been allowing its members to pursue their solo endeavors before their scheduled military enlistment. For Jungkook's part, he has been busy recording songs, including Stay Alive for 7Fates: Chakho, Left and Right with Charlie Puth, and Dreamers for the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup.
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BTS Jungkook Reaches New Milestone
Amid BTS Jungkook's solo promotions, the Guinness World Records (via The Korea Herald) announced that the K-pop idol officially recorded 1.1 billion streams on Spotify.
The reference site revealed on March 27 that he officially surpassed 1 billion at that time. Forty-four days later, he added 100 million to the value, making him the fastest K-pop solo artist to do so.
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This ultimately helped reach other charts, including the No. 1 spot on iTunes top songs charts in 67 countries with The Planet. He also ranked first on Oricon's daily digital single ranking.
Aside from the Spotify record, Jungkook also dethroned Lionel Messi by having the most popular hashtag on YouTube. The K-pop idol has 2.9 million videos dedicated to him under his name's hashtag, beating Messi's 2.8 million videos.
Following them on the list are BTS Jimin and Cristiano Ronaldo, with 2.7 million and 2.5 million videos, respectively.
BTS Jungkook Worries Fans After Recent Death Threats
BTS Jungkook also recently worried ARMYs after a sasaeng, or an obsessed fan, sent him a death threat after the idol declined to accept the meal the fan sent him.
An Instagram user with the handle @chu02859 shared concerning posts about Jungkook, including a death threat. This led fans to trend #ProtectJungkook as they demand BigHit Entertainment to do something to ensure the idol's safety.
BTS Jungkook also asked the fan to stop sending him food delivery, saying he would take necessary actions if he receives one again.
"Please don't send delivery food to my house. I won't eat it even if you send it to me. I appreciate the thought but I eat well. So you buy and have it yourself. I beg you. If you send it once more, I will track the order number on the receipt that you sent and take action. So stop it," he wrote on Weverse.
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