BLACKPINK Rosé is the cover model for ELLE Korea's September issue. In an interview, Rosé stated that with Saint Laurent she is able to become more daring and express herself more confidently and freely. In addition, it awakened the rock spirit inside of her. Rosé who celebrated the 5th anniversary of BLACKPINK on August 8 reminisced the amazing time that has followed since her debut. She revealed that up until this day, she is still learning about who she really is. Rosé realized that it is essential to know what is important to us.

Rosé is a member of BLACKPINK who debuted in 2016 with their single album 'Square One', which contains songs 'Whistle' and 'Boombayah'. After that, they released 'Square Two' which contains songs 'Playing With Fire' 'Stay' and 'Whistle (Acoustic Version)'. Then in 2017, they released 'As If It’s Your Last. While in 2018, they released 'Square Up' which contains songs ' Ddu-Du, Ddu-Du' ' Forever Young' 'Really' and 'See U Later. While on 2019, they released 'Kill This Love' with songs 'Kill This Love', 'Don’t Know What To Do', 'Kick It', and 'Hope Not'. In 2020, they released their first full album named 'The Album' with songs 'How You Like That', 'Pretty Savage', 'Ice Cream', 'Bet You Wanna', 'Lovesick Girls ', 'Crazy Over You ',  'Love To Hate Me', and 'You Never Know'.Blackpink also collaborated with well-renowned singers Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, and Cardi B.

Meanwhile, Rosé made a solo debut with the single 'R' which contains songs 'On The Ground' and 'Gone'.

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BTS's Jungkook is making history with his solo track Seven! The song has officially surpassed 2.1 billion streams on Spotify, making it the first and only song by an Asian artist to reach this incredible milestone.

Seven achieved this feat in just 518 days, becoming the fourth-fastest song ever on Spotify to hit 2.1 billion streams globally. This remarkable achievement solidifies Jungkook’s status as the “Music King” with unmatched power in the global music scene.

Before this, Seven already made history by becoming the first song by an Asian artist to hold the number one spot on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global for an impressive 71 days. It also held the top spot for 9 weeks on the Weekly Top Songs Global chart in 2023, marking the longest reign for any male artist’s song worldwide that year. Additionally, Seven became the first K-pop solo track to remain on the Daily Top Songs Global chart for more than 500 days, proving its massive longevity.

Jungkook’s achievements don’t stop there. His solo tracks also earned spots on Spotify’s Top Tracks of 2024 Global list, making him the first Asian solo artist to have multiple songs on the platform’s annual global year-end chart. Seven even ranked 41st on Apple Music's Top Songs of 2024: Global year-end chart, setting a new record as the only K-pop solo artist song to be ranked for two consecutive years.

The song’s success extends beyond streaming charts. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on the chart for 15 weeks. It also dominated the Billboard Global (excluding the U.S.) chart for 9 weeks in a row and topped the Global 200 chart for 7 weeks. Jungkook made history as the first Asian solo artist to chart continuously on both of these charts for a stunning 75 weeks.

In the UK, Seven entered the Official Chart’s Top 100 at number 3 and maintained a 14-week streak, becoming the first K-pop solo artist song to achieve such a feat.

Jungkook’s personal Spotify profile also reached a major milestone with 7.9 billion streams (before filtering), making him the K-pop artist with the fastest and first-ever solo artist to surpass this number.

With Seven, Jungkook has broken numerous global records, including the fastest to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify (before filtering), the most weekly streams for a male artist’s track (89.74 million), and the fastest 100 million streams (after filtering). He also holds the record for the most number-one hits (3) on the MENA chart by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), earning him recognition in the Guinness World Records.

At the Billboard Music Awards, Jungkook has also been crowned the "most awarded" K-pop solo artist, with a total of 3 trophies over the past two years.

Jungkook continues to shatter records and prove that he’s truly a force to be reckoned with in the global music world!

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