"Stay Alive" by BTS Jungkook (prod. by SUGA) continues to demonstrate its popularity and it has broken two new records, one on Spotify and the other on iTunes.
Read on to know what new milestones the webtoon OST has attained.
BTS Jungkook's 'Stay Alive' Becomes Fastest Song to Achieve These on Spotify, iTunes
On March 7, the "7Fates: CHAKHO" OST reached a new height in terms of streams on Spotify. It has successfully surpassed 50 million streams, breaking multiple records.
BTS Jungkook's "Stay Alive" is now the fastest song by a Korean soloist to hit the 50-million mark on the global music streaming platform. It only took 23 days to score the feat, setting a tie with BLACKPINK Rosé's "On The Ground."
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"Stay Alive" has also surpassed the Spotify record for the fastest song by a Korean male soloist to cross 50 million streams. The previous record was set by BTS V's "Christmas Tree," which hit the mark within 51 days of release.
Moreover, it is now the fastest OST by a Korean soloist and Korean act to gain 50 million streams, beating the record of 35 days achieved by BTS' "Film Out."
While it continuously accumulates more streams, the "7Fates: CHAKHO" OST also steadily reigns as No. 1 on Spotify's K-pop Global Weekly Chart for three weeks in a row.
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Apart from Spotify, BTS Jungkook's "Stay Alive" (prod. by SUGA) has also smashed a new historic record on iTunes recently.
On March 6, the webtoon OST scored No. 1 on the iTunes Song chart in Switzerland. This becomes the song's 107th No. 1 on the platform. With this, it becomes the fastest song by a soloist in history to record a total of 107 No. 1s in just 23 days.
On that same day, "Stay Alive" re-entered at No. 161 on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart, marking its 20th day on the tally.
Watch BTS Jungkook's "Stay Alive" (prod. by SUGA) here to celebrate the idol's new milestones!
BTS Jungkook, V Deny Rumor About Their Fight
In other news, BTS Jungkook along with his bandmates V, Jin, and J-Hope recently held a live broadcast via Naver V Live to communicate with the fans. The boys talked about their upcoming concert in Seoul, their diets and weights, shared some details about themselves, and of course, teased one another.
At one point during the livestream, Jin teased Jungkook and V saying to the viewers, "These two fought each other earlier," surprising the two.
V responded, "No, we never fight" and Jungkook asked, "When did we fight?"
To this, Jin replied that he just tried to start a rumor. V then shared that he and Jungkook have never fought once and that they only get scolded together.
J-Hope joined in the conversation and described Jungkook and V as water and fire. Jin added, "You guys will never separate."
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Regarding their March Seoul concert, J-Hope asked Jin how the preparation is going. Jin answered that he pushed for a "Super Tuna" stage but got rejected since it is a solo song. But, he did get permission to do it for a fan sign event.
The "BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - Seoul" concert will take place for three nights on March 10, 12, and 13. All three shows will have in-person audience members and online viewers.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
