BTS Jungkook Becomes First K-pop Idol to Break THIS Record on iTunes With ‘Stay Alive’
BTS Jungkook broke yet another milestone as a K-pop idol with the Suga-produced track, "Stay Alive."
BTS Jungkook Achieves New Milestone on iTunes
On Thursday, Feb. 17, reports confirmed that BTS Jungkook became the first K-pop idol to spend five days on top of the iTunes charts with his single, "Stay Alive."
He is the second K-pop artist to ever achieve this milestone since 2012. At the time, PSY also received the same recognition.
What's more, BTS Jungkook topped other international artists on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart on Feb. 15. He bested the likes of Dr. Dre, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, and more.
Additionally, "Stay Alive" has also been named as the longest-charting Korean OST that ranked no. 1 on Worldwide iTunes charts.
Other tracks that made it to the charts include "Christmas Tree" that was there for four days, "Dream Glove" and "Yours" which were on the charts for three days, and "Sweet Night" that was on the charts for two days.
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Of course, Jungkook's fans couldn't help but celebrate his success so they took their thoughts to Twitter to congratulate their idol.
"Stay Alive" was released on Feb. 11. It serves as the official soundtrack of BTS's original webtoon and novel "7 Fates: CHAKHO," which was launched in January.
The track was also produced by BTS member, Suga.
Jungkook is the FIRST AND ONLY Korean idol to have a solo song spend 5 days at #1 on worldwide iTunes chart with Stay Alive prod. Suga pic.twitter.com/IIuevjy4SL
— • (@jungkooktrends) February 16, 2022
Korean OSTs with the Most Days at #1 on Worldwide iTunes✨ @BTS_twt
— Jungkook SNS (@Jungkook_SNS) February 16, 2022
#1. Stay Alive — 5 days
#2. Christmas tree — 4 days
#3. Yours & Dream Glow — 3 days pic.twitter.com/b0jaPaaVLU
Stay Alive by Jungkook (Prod. Suga) is the first solo by a Korean Idol to spend 5 days at #1 on the Worldwide iTunes chart! pic.twitter.com/D9gvpfT74K
— Golden JK Universe (@GoldenJKUnivers) February 15, 2022
BTS Jungkook Shares Life Thoughts
In December 2021, BTS Jungkook sat down for an interview with Vogue Korea, where he talked about his journey as a member of BTS. Here, he also shared how much his life has changed since joining the K-pop group on June 12, 2013.
BTS Jungkook recounted the time when they held a show in 2014 and not many people knew who they were. So, they had to hand out flyers so that people would be intrigued to watch their show.
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Fast forward to several years later, all BTS shows are sold out within minutes.
BTS Jungkook still couldn't believe how much his life has changed over the years. In fact, he said that he wants to understand ARMYs because he's curious why they love BTS so much.
He couldn't also believe how he got to this point in his life but admitted that he likes living life in the present. After all, he only has one life to live.
BTS Jungkook also said that he wants to live according to his will because life is short and it's meant to be lived on a daily basis.
Stream BTS Jungkook's "Stay Alive" produced by co-member Suga here!
Camille Heimbrod wrote this.
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