She said a name that I knew.

Soloist Jeon Somi made her long-awaited comeback on August 7 with the EP Game Plan. Her lead track "Fast Forward" is already getting a lot of attention on social media for its catchy beats and dance moves.

On August 8 (KST), the singer was a guest on SBS PowerFM's Cultwo Show with Kwon Eunbi. The two artists used the show to promote their own comebacks. Somi played "Fast Forward" live, and the standard electronic music sound brought back memories of the Tecktonic dance from the early 2000s.

Somi joked that she wished she could have been a part of the early Tecktonic trend, but she was only eight years old when it took over the world in 2008. But now that she has her own dance challenge with "Fast Forward," she wants to dance with a certain person.

Somi said she wanted to do the dance challenge with Lee Do Hyun, who is a popular actor in Korean dramas.

Lee was first mentioned by the radio host, who said that Lee had done Tecktonik dance on a variety show before and asked Somi if she would like to do a dance video with Lee. Somi said that she had already asked the star for it.

When Lee was a guest on the famous JTBC variety show Knowing Bros in 2020, he surprised everyone with how good he was at dancing.

The actor said he had done some modern dance and acrobatics in the past, and he did some amazing things on the show.

But Tecktonik is his go-to dance, which he showed off on Knowing Bros and other entertainment shows. He often does a Tecktonik act to make everyone laugh.

So, many people would have loved to see Somi and Lee Do Hyun dance together on the singer's new song.

Somi said, though, that the actor is going to join the service soon, which makes the chance of it happening pretty low. But she hasn't given up yet. She said she will keep asking until she gets what she wants.

We need the biggest K-Pop and K-Drama fans to get to work as soon as possible.

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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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