BTS's Jungkook has once again proven his global superstar status by receiving a 'Gold' certification in Belgium for his solo track "Seven."

On January 12, Jungkook reached a new milestone as he earned the prestigious 'Gold' certification in Belgium for "Seven," surpassing 20,000 units in sales. He becomes just the second Korean artist, following Psy, to achieve this remarkable feat in Belgium.

But that’s not all! "Seven" has been smashing records worldwide, earning major certifications in various countries and highlighting its massive popularity.

The track was awarded "Double Platinum" certification in the U.S. after selling over 2 million units. It also received "Double Platinum" certification in Canada (160,000 units), "Platinum" certification in New Zealand (30,000 units), and "Platinum" certification in Japan (100 million streams). In the UK, it earned a "Silver" certification for 200,000 units sold.

Additionally, "Seven" went Gold in countries like France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, showing its dominant performance on a global scale.

The success of "Seven" doesn’t stop there. The song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed on the chart for an incredible 15 weeks. It made history by holding the No. 1 position for 9 straight weeks on the Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) chart and 7 consecutive weeks on the Global 200 chart.

Jungkook made history as the first Asian artist to maintain 7 weeks at No. 1 on both charts simultaneously.

"Seven" also made waves on the UK Official Singles Chart, debuting at No. 3 and staying on the chart for 14 weeks—making it the first song by a K-pop solo artist to do so.

On Spotify, "Seven" made groundbreaking records by quickly reaching milestones like 100 million, 900 million, 1 billion, and 1.1 billion streams (pre-filtered). Jungkook also became the first Asian artist to hit 20.1 billion streams on the platform.

Jungkook broke multiple records with "Seven," including the fastest to reach 1 billion streams (pre-filtered), the most streams in a week by a global male artist (89,748,171 streams, post-filtered), and the fastest to reach 100 million streams (post-filtered). He also earned the title of the artist with the most No. 1 hits (3) on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) MENA chart. These achievements led to Jungkook's official recognition in the Guinness World Records.

Jungkook’s “Seven” continues to make history, solidifying his place as a true global sensation.

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BTS’s Jimin is once again proving his global dominance, especially in Japan, where his solo music continues to break records!

Jimin's hit song "Who", from his second album MUSE, has just been awarded the prestigious Gold streaming certification from the Japan Record Association (RIAJ).

This honor comes after "Who" surpassed a remarkable 50 million streams in February, making it the first solo song by Jimin to receive this certification in Japan!

The Japan Record Association certifies music based on total streams, with Gold for 50 million streams, Platinum for 100 million, and Diamond for a massive 500 million.

This achievement adds another significant milestone to Jimin’s growing solo career.

Previously, Jimin also earned a Platinum certification for his first album FACE (for 250,000 units shipped) and a Gold certification for MUSE (for over 100,000 units shipped).

With the Gold streaming certification for "Who", Jimin now holds a total of three prestigious certifications from the Japan Record Association, solidifying his place as a solo artist.

Not only that, but "Who" made waves on the Billboard charts, staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for an impressive 33 weeks, setting a record for the longest-charting K-pop solo song! It also spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, showing just how much love fans have for his music.

Jimin’s solo success doesn’t stop there, as GOLDEN also spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, and Jimin continues to dominate the Billboard Japan Artist 100, where he has now charted for 47 weeks! Clearly, Jimin’s popularity is unstoppable!

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