The solo activities of BTS and Blackpink members are extremely exciting, continuing to prove their position in the world music industry.
Even though he joined the army, Jungkook still broke many records
Recently, Jungkook (BTS) set a new record on Billboard 200 . According to Billboard, Jungkook’s debut solo album GOLDEN is currently spending its ninth consecutive week on the chart, climbing to number 28 this week.
With this achievement, Jungkook is now the first Korean solo artist in history to have an album appear for 9 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart , breaking the previous record of fellow group member V with the album Layover , charting at 8 consecutive weeks on the chart in 2023.
Jungkook also extended his own record as the longest-running K-pop solo artist on Billboard’s Artist 100 , where he rose to number 20 for his 21st non-consecutive week on the chart.
Besides the above achievements, Jungkook’s enduring popularity is also shown when he re-entered the Top 10 of the Global 200 chart . Specifically, the solo single Seven secured the ninth position on the chart.
Jennie said that next time she will focus more on solo activities
Meanwhile, Jennie (Blackpink) also just set a new record on Billboard’s Hot 100 .
On January 9 (local time), Billboard announced that the song One of the Girls by The Weeknd, Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp (soundtrack for The Idol ) had reached a new peak of position 69, this week. second on the rankings.
With this achievement, Jennie has become the highest-ranking female K-pop solo artist in Billboard Hot 100 history – breaking the previous record of 70th place set by group member Rosé for a solo single. debut On the ground.
Blackpink continues to show the group’s global influence
With 4.05 billion views, Blackpink also recently excelled in becoming the girl group with the highest number of YouTube views in the world in 2023 and ranked third in the top 10 global artists.
BlackPink’s incredible impact and global status were evident in 2023, even though the group has not released an album and only released one song, The Girls , to promote the video game Blackpink: The Game.
Blackpink also demonstrated their “dominance” on YouTube, being currently the first and only artist to reach 90 million subscribers. In addition, the group is also the first artist in the platform’s history to surpass a total of 33 billion views and the only K-pop artist to achieve this achievement.
After officially re-signing the group’s contract with YG in December 2023, the audience is waiting for the quartet’s return with a new album and a large-scale world tour in 2024.
