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Jungkook 'Euphoria': BTS star beats PSY's 'Gangnam Style' as most-streamed male solo

Jungkook's solo song 'Euphoria' becomes the most-streamed song by a K-pop male artist with 292 million streams

BTS’ JK aka Jungkook has once again made history with his solo track ‘Euphoria’. On November 8, ARMY found out that the track had beaten PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ as the most-streamed song on Spotify by a Korean male soloist. ‘Euphoria’ was released in August 2018 as part of the compilation album ‘Love Yourself: Answer’. While RM has participated in the making of the song and the music video features all BTS members it is sung by Jungkook. His solo song became one of the highlights of the group’s concert at the Wembley Stadium and has also been featured in the TV show ‘Euphoria’.

This impressive news is followed by the fact that BTS is set to perform live on the 2021 AMAs stage. On the same day, it was reported that not only were the global K-pop group attending the 2021 AMAs in person, but they will also be performing ‘Butter’ for the first time in front of fans. And to make it even more special, they have invited Megan Thee Stallion to join them on stage for their ‘Butter Thee Remix’. And only BTS can continue to top themselves as they have also become the first Asian act to be nominated for a grand prize like ‘Artist Of The Year’ award at the AMAs which has impressed everyone.

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Jungkook’s solo song ‘Euphora’ continues to break records

Fans don’t know what to focus on as BTS continues to fly high. Just last week, it was revealed that BTS would be getting their very own webtoon ‘7Fates: CHAKHO’ which is based on the legendary tiger hunters from the Joseon dynasty. And now fans can’t be prouder that the youngest member of the group continues to break records with his solo song. Jungkook's ‘Euphoria’ currently has 292 million streams on Spotify and seems to be increasing every time a fan checks the status. It should be noted that back in July, the song had topped Billboard World Digital Sales Chart.

‘We are blessed’

Fans are trending phrases like ‘Congratulations Jungkook’ and ‘Top Male Soloist Jungkook’ to celebrate the achievement. One ARMY tweeted, “There's no way to explain how absolutely gorgeous euphoria live is, jungkook succeeded in taking the magic in the song to the stage. he's so amazing.” Another fan shared, “Euphoria is always going to be his trademark song. He has worked so hard to find the perfect voice for euphoria. We are blessed to receive a small glimpse. He is proud of his song and so are we.” One fan commented, “‘Euphoria’ by Jungkook is now the most streamed song by a Male Korean Soloist on Spotify. It’s also the most streamed Korean b-side track on the platform. Thank you for this beautiful masterpiece, JK.”