BTS’s Jungkook has hit a major milestone on Spotify!

His fan song "Never Let Go," released in June, has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, making it his 13th song to achieve this feat. This makes Jungkook the first and only K-Pop solo artist with 13 songs each over 100 million streams.

"Never Let Go" racked up an impressive 34,788,004 streams in its first week, setting a new record for the highest debut streaming count for a K-Pop song in 2024.

The "World Music Awards" (WMA), known as the "Billboard of Europe," highlighted this achievement, noting that Jungkook’s Spotify account now has 13 songs with over 100 million streams.

In total, Jungkook has 16 songs with over 100 million streams, including solo tracks like "Euphoria," "My Time," and "Begin," making him the top K-Pop solo artist in this category.

Jungkook also holds the record for the most songs with over 700 million streams by an Asian solo artist, with hits like "Seven," "Standing Next to You," and "Left and Right." He has five songs with over 500 million streams on Spotify: "Seven," "3D," "Standing Next to You," "Left and Right," and "Euphoria."

Additionally, Jungkook is the first K-Pop solo artist to reach 6.5 billion total streams on Spotify and has surpassed 3.9 billion streams with his debut solo album, "GOLDEN."

In 2024, Jungkook became the first K-Pop solo artist to achieve 2.3 billion streams on Spotify.

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NewJeans' Minji touched fans' hearts with a handwritten letter on her birthday — even while the group is currently unable to promote due to legal issues.

On May 7, Minji celebrated her birthday by sharing a heartfelt message on the group’s personal SNS account, which the members opened themselves to stay connected with fans.

Minji began her letter with honesty, writing, “I think I’m living a busier life than I expected. When I finally looked up, it was already May, and it was my birthday.”

She admitted that she had a lot she wanted to say, but her thoughts felt “messy.” Still, her message to fans was clear, “I just hope that I, our members, and Bunnies can all be happy. Happiness is the biggest goal in my life.”

Minji then opened up about her personal journey and struggles, saying, “I sometimes think that running toward my happiness by doing what I love might look foolish to others. But isn’t giving up your happiness now for the sake of a future that might not even come… too harsh on yourself?”

Despite everything, she ended on a hopeful note, “I really miss the times when we shared our feelings through the good music we made together. But I always look forward to what’s ahead."

She added, "We didn’t stop here, and we’re not going to stop! It might look like we’re standing still, but I believe we’re growing deeper.”

Her message comes during a difficult time for NewJeans. The group announced last year that they were cutting ties with ADOR, their original agency, after trust was broken. They later began working independently under the new name ‘NJZ’.

However, ADOR responded with legal action — claiming the exclusive contract with NewJeans was still valid and asking the court to stop the group from promoting or signing deals.

The court sided with ADOR and granted an injunction, forcing NewJeans to pause their activities. Their appeal was rejected, and they’ve now filed a second appeal.

Through it all, Minji’s message proves one thing — even when forced to stop, NewJeans' hearts are still moving forward.

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