BTS’s Jungkook has done it again! His music video for “Dreamers” has officially become the first-ever video on FIFA’s official YouTube channel to surpass 400 million views, proving his unstoppable global power.

Originally released on November 22, 2022, through FIFA’s official YouTube channel, “Dreamers”—the official soundtrack for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar—hit the incredible milestone on February 20 (KST). Even after more than two years, the song continues to gain huge popularity, keeping the World Cup fever alive!

With this, “Dreamers” is now the most-viewed video in FIFA’s YouTube history, standing strong as the channel’s biggest hit ever.

This milestone also adds to Jungkook’s legendary solo records! He now has three music videos surpassing 400 million views, including “Dreamers”, “Seven”, and “Left and Right”.

Not only that, but the “Dreamers” MV has also dominated YouTube’s daily charts, ranking No. 1 on the U.S. Daily Top Music Videos chart for five consecutive days (January 28 – February 1). It also topped the UK Daily Top Music Videos chart on January 27 and reached No. 4 on the Global Popular Music Videos chart on February 10.

But Jungkook’s success doesn’t stop at YouTube! “Dreamers” has already surpassed 460 million streams on Spotify, proving its massive streaming power.

On iTunes, the song made history as the first-ever World Cup track to reach No. 1 in over 100 countries!

It also became the first FIFA World Cup soundtrack in history to top the Billboard Digital Song Sales Chart, spending two consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the World Digital Song Sales Chart.

To top it all off, Jungkook made history as the first Korean artist to perform an official FIFA World Cup soundtrack at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar opening ceremony.

His live vocals and electrifying performance left fans worldwide in awe, proving why he’s truly a global superstar.

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Sunmi is caught up in controversy after the NFT project she promoted made billions of KRW—only to lose most of its value, leaving investors frustrated.

According to Kyunghyang Shinmun on February 21, Sunmi, her agency, and a KOSDAQ-listed company launched the NFT collection Sunmiya Club in February 2022.

The project used blockchain technology to verify ownership of digital assets, turning illustrations inspired by Sunmi’s career into NFTs. Buyers were promised exclusive services to increase their investment value.

Thanks to Sunmi’s strong promotion, the NFTs were a huge success at first, selling out and making billions of KRW.

However, things took a turn when the NFT market crashed due to the Terra-Luna crisis and the bankruptcy of the U.S. crypto exchange FTX in late 2022.

By 2023, Sunmiya Club had stalled, and the once high-value NFTs dropped to just tens of thousands of KRW.

As investors faced major losses, some turned their frustration toward Sunmi. In response, the company behind the project stated, “We have fully followed the roadmap announced at the beginning and have continued operations.

The funds raised from the NFTs were used for operational costs and investments in a new platform launched last year.”

Despite the company’s defense, many are still questioning what went wrong and whether Sunmi will address the backlash.

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