BTS's Jungkook has scored another big win with his solo album 'GOLDEN' on Spotify.

As of the latest chart from July 19-25, Jungkook's 'GOLDEN' is at 23rd place on Spotify's 'Weekly Top Albums Global'. This is six spots higher than the previous week.

Jungkook is the first and longest-running Asian solo artist to stay on this chart for 38 weeks straight with 'GOLDEN'.

His solo songs 'Seven' and 'Standing Next to You' are also doing well. They ranked 48th and 92nd on Spotify's 'Weekly Top Songs Global' chart for July 19-25. 'Seven' has been on the chart for 54 weeks and 'Standing Next to You' for 37 weeks.

'GOLDEN' set a record with the highest weekly debut streams (195.3 million) for an Asian solo artist on Spotify's 'Weekly Top Albums Global'.

Jungkook also made history as the first K-pop solo artist to have multiple songs ('Left and Right' and 'Seven') on Spotify's 'Daily Top Songs Global' chart for 300 days.

'GOLDEN' surpassed 4 billion streams in the shortest time for an album by an Asian solo artist and an Asian studio album on Spotify. It also set a record as the fastest Asian studio album to have seven tracks each surpass 100 million streams on Spotify.

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Hwanhee's agency, BT Entertainment, is firing back after serious fairness allegations were raised regarding the popular show ‘King of Singers Season 2’. They’ve denied all accusations and promised strong legal action for defamation.

On February 5th, the agency issued a statement through their official fan cafe, saying, “We want to correct the false claims.”

They explained that Hwanhee was initially approached to join the show in August 2024 by the production team. However, after checking with the event planning company, Dion Communication, they confirmed Hwanhee had no connection to the show or any related performances.

Despite this, the agency pointed out that certain media outlets published unverified articles, wrongly suggesting that Hwanhee’s involvement could compromise the fairness of the program.

BT Entertainment was quick to defend their artist, stressing the damage done to both Hwanhee's reputation and the agency itself due to these false claims. They added, "This has caused great harm to Hwanhee, who joined the program after careful consideration."

The statement didn’t stop there. BT Entertainment made it clear that they won’t stand for any further defamation. They said, “We are taking legal action against these baseless reports” and emphasized their commitment to protecting Hwanhee from any further harm.

They also reassured their fans, stating, “We will take swift action against any future misinformation to avoid any further harm to Hwanhee and his supporters.”

This controversy started after a media outlet raised concerns on January 23rd about Hwanhee’s participation in the show. The report claimed that BT Entertainment’s CEO, who is also a director at Dion Communication, had invested 1.1 billion KRW in the ‘King of Singers Season 2’ concert, leading to suspicions of favoritism towards certain contestants.

In the meantime, ‘King of Singers Season 2’ continues its intense competition, with Hwanhee making it to the semifinals. Fans are watching closely as he currently holds 1st place in the first round of the semifinals, cementing his position as a strong contender to represent Korea in the Korea-Japan King of Kings battle.

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