BTS's Jung Kook achieves second-longest hot 100 streak for a K-pop solo artist on US Billboard

BTS's Jung Kook has marked the second-longest streak by a K-pop solo artist on the Hot 100 main singles list of the US Billboard, standing for 18 weeks. The recent list shows Jung Kook's 'Standing Next to You' at the 85th position.

Jung Kook's 18-week Hot 100 streak on Billboard

The K-pop duo BTS's Jung Kook has spent the second-longest run of any K-pop solo artist in history—18 weeks—on the Hot 100 main singles list of the United States Billboard.

In the most recent list, which was made public on Tuesday (March 12), Jung Kook's "Standing Next to You" was rated 85th, two spots higher than the week before. It has been on the chart for eighteen consecutive weeks.

This runs for the second longest period of time for a K-pop soloist, after Psy's record of 31 weeks straight with "Gangnam Style" in 2012.

Member of the K-pop girl group BLACKPINK Jennie, who collaborated with The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp on the song "One of the Girls," remained on the list for eleven weeks running.

Edited By: Puja Mahanta

Published On: Mar 13, 2024