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BTS Jungkook is first male idol to achieve 100m streams on Spotify

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South Korean K-pop band BTS’s Jungkook hit another record to be the first male idol in a group to achieve a whopping number of 100 million streams on Spotify.

He also achieved that with an unpromoted b-side. The single, Euphoria is currently the third most streamed song by a Korean soloist on Spotify.

It is also the longest-charting song by a male idol on BB World digital song sales.

Euphoria achieved critical acclaim and is a favourite among celebrities.

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The song was also played as a soundtrack on HBO’s Euphoria finale and has over one million unique listeners on the South Korean streaming platform Genie.

It is also the most successful BTS song chart-wise.

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BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys is a South Korean boy band formed in Seoul in 2013.

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Its members are Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook. The group co-writes and produces most of their material.

Born in Busan on 1 September 1997, Jungkook’s family consists of his parents and an elder brother. He studied at Baekyang Elementary and Middle School in Busan.

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He transferred to Singu Middle School in Seoul when he became a trainee.

Since young, he wanted to be a badminton player but after he saw G-Dragon perform Heartbreaker on TV, it influenced him to pursue a singing career.

In 2013, he made his debut with K-pop group BTS.

In other news, K-pop boy group BTS has officially become the second-ever global artist to top the Social 50 chart in a total of 150 weeks after Justin Bieber according to Billboard on Oct 31.

This marks their 120th consecutive #1 as the group tops the Billboard Social 50 chart for the week of Oct 24.

At 163 weeks, Justin Bieber currently holds the highest number of weeks as #1 on the Social 50 chart.

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Taylor Swift and Rihanna have a record of 28 weeks and 21 weeks, respectively.

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