Jungkook's 'Standing Next to You' 2nd fastest song by K-Pop soloist to reach 700M streams on Spotify

On June 24, 2024, BTS' Jungkook's latest track, Standing Next to You, became the second fastest solo song by a K-pop soloist to garner 700 million streams on Spotify. The artist achieved this feat in 234 days, as per X user @Daily_JKUpdate. The first track to reach 700 million streams on the popular platform was The Golden Maknae's debut track, Seven, which achieved the feat within 65 days of its release.

Standing Next to You was the third single and leading track of Jungkook's debut studio album, Golden, released November 3, 2023. A remix version of the track with the American singer and songwriter Usher was unveiled on December 1, 2024. It was incorporated into Usher's ninth album, Coming Home, which released on February 9, 2024.

The Golden Maknae has dominated the list of fastest songs by a K-pop soloist to reach 700 million streams on Spotify by securing three ranks within the Top 5. His digital track Seven stood in first place, while Standing Next to You ranked in the second position. These two songs were followed by Left and Right, which ranked at number five.

The third and fourth positions on the list were occupied by BTS' Jimin's Like Crazy (249 days) and BLACKPINK's Jennie's One Of The Girls in collaboration with Lily-Rose Depp, and The Weeknd (290 days), respectively.

Jungkook has now tied with Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer Joji. They are the two Asian soloists with the most songs to surpass 700 million streams in the history of Spotify. Seven, Left and Right, and Standing Next to You have surpassed 1.69 billion, 952 million, and 700 million streams, respectively.

Meanwhile, his debut studio record, Golden, has also emerged as the first and fastest album by an Asian soloist to have multiple songs with above 700 million streams on Spotify.

Standing Next to You was released through BigHit Music. The funk-pop record was co-written by renowned songwriters, including Andrew Watt, Henry Walter, Ali Tamposi, Jon Bellion, Johnta Austin, and Usher, and produced by Watt and Cirkut.

The track also featured on the Billboard Hot 100 for 18 consecutive weeks. The song was also the idol's fourth consecutive top-10 entry on the United Kingdom Singles Chart.

Standing Next to You has been honored with a platinum certification by Music Canada for recording 80,000 unit sales. The track also bagged several accolades, including two first-place trophies in November 2023, on the South Korean music program M Countdown. It also received three Melon Popularity awards.