BTS member Jungkook continues to showcase his global impact by achieving a remarkable feat: 15 songs with over 100 million streams on Spotify.

According to 'Chart Data', Jungkook's fan-favorite self-composed song 'My You', released in 2022, recently crossed the 100 million streams mark on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform.

This milestone solidifies Jungkook's position with hits like 'Seven', '3D', and tracks from his 'GOLDEN' album such as 'Standing next to You', 'Yes or No', 'Please Don't Change', and 'Hate You'. Collaborative tracks like 'Left and Right', 'Too much', the webtoon OST 'Stay Alive', and the official soundtrack for the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup 'Dreamers' also contributed to this achievement.

Jungkook is now recognized as the first K-pop soloist to achieve 15 songs with over 100 million streams on Spotify. Previously, he set records as the top Asian soloist on Spotify with three songs ('Seven', 'Standing Next to You', 'Left and Right') collectively surpassing 700 million streams. Additionally, Jungkook has five songs exceeding 500 million streams on Spotify ('Seven', '3D', 'Standing Next to You', 'Left and Right', 'Euphoria').

His song 'Seven' alone has soared past 1.7 billion streams, setting a record as the fastest Asian song and the first by a K-pop soloist to achieve this milestone.

With over 6.4 billion streams on his personal Spotify profile (pre-filtering), Jungkook stands out as the fastest K-pop soloist to achieve this milestone when all credits are considered.

Jungkook's solo album 'GOLDEN' also made Spotify history, becoming the first and only album by an Asian soloist to surpass 3.8 billion streams, setting another record as the fastest Asian soloist studio album to achieve this milestone.

On June 22, 2024, Jungkook reaffirmed his global influence and popularity by becoming the first K-pop soloist to exceed 2 billion streams on Spotify.

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Singer Steve Yoo (Yoo Seung Jun), who has been banned from entering South Korea for over two decades, continues to express his love for the country and his desire to return.

On March 21, Yoo Seung Jun posted a video on his personal account along with a cryptic caption, saying, “When one door closes, another opens. When one door opens, another closes.”

He continued, “Just because a door has opened doesn’t mean I should leave, and just because one is closed doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try to open it. I am simply walking the path my father told me to take. Whether people acknowledge it or not no longer matters to me.”

His hashtags also caught attention, as he included “I love you,” “Bless you,” “South Korea,” “Loved ones,” “Everything will be okay,” and “Korea.” Fans couldn’t help but wonder if he was once again hinting at his hope to return.

Just a few days earlier, on March 18, Yoo Seung Jun had also posted a nostalgic message about his time in South Korea.

He wrote, “December 7, 1989—13 years old (1st year of middle school). The school I attended until the day before I immigrated to the U.S. in Songpa-gu, Oju Middle School, is still the same.”

Along with his message, he shared a video of the school's walls and playground, revealing, “One of my fans filmed my middle school, which I attended until I left for the U.S., and sent me the video.”

The clip also showed scenes of his elementary school, making fans reminisce about his past in Korea.

Yoo Seung Jun was one of the most popular artists in South Korea during the 1990s, but his career took a sharp turn in 2002 when he unexpectedly left for the U.S., renounced his Korean citizenship, and became a U.S. citizen.

This led to widespread backlash, as many saw it as an attempt to evade mandatory military service. As a result, the South Korean government banned him from entering the country.

Since then, he has repeatedly taken legal action in hopes of lifting the ban. Now, with his continued efforts and heartfelt messages about Korea, many are wondering—will he finally be allowed back after 23 years?

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