Members of BTS have given us several solo hits since going on hiatus, and Jung Kook is the next one in line! The K-pop sensation created a lot of buzz with his new song “Seven” featuring Latto, which soared to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
“Seven” soared to No. 1 with 21.9 million streams, 6.4 million in airplay audience, and 153,000 combined digital and CD singles sold during its first week on the chart. It marks both Jung Kook’s and Latto’s first No. 1 entry on the Billboard Hot. He’s the second member of BTS to hit No. 1 on his own, following in the footsteps of Jimin with “Like Crazy”.
In addition to topping the Billboard 100 chart, “Seven” also soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, with 217.1 million streams and 269,000 downloads sold worldwide during its first week on the chart. This marks the second biggest overall streaming week of all time, behind “Butter” by BTS, which earned 289.2 million streams upon its debut in 2021.
As for the rest of the Billboard Hot 100 for this week, Jason Aldean’s controversial “Try That in a Small Town” hit No. 2 after CMT pulled its music video. It’s followed by Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night”, Luke Combs’ “Fast Car”, and Rema and Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down”.
