BTS Jung-kook makes new history in the UK as a K-pop solo artist, earning 'GOLDEN' gold certification

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BTS Jung-kook's first solo album 'GOLDEN' sold over 100,000 copies in the UK.

Jung-kook's 'GOLDEN' received the BRIT Certified 'Gold' certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). According to the World Music Awards (WMA), Jung-kook became the first K-pop solo artist to earn 'Gold' certification in the UK.

Jung-kook's debut solo single 'Seven' sold over 400,000 copies in the UK and received the British Phonographic Industry's BRIT Certified 'Gold' certification. 'Standing Next to You' and '3D' each sold over 200,000 copies in the UK, earning 'Silver' certification.

'GOLDEN' remained in the UK Official Main Albums Chart 'Top 100' for eight consecutive weeks, marking the first time a K-pop solo artist's album has achieved this feat. 'Seven' entered the UK Official Main Singles Chart 'Top 100' at number three and remained on the chart for 14 weeks, the first time a K-pop solo artist's song has done so. Jung-kook also set a record by having four songs simultaneously chart in the UK Official 'Top 100' for two consecutive weeks.

'GOLDEN' entered the Billboard 200, the main album chart of the American music publication 'Billboard', for 25 weeks, the first time an album by an Asian solo artist has achieved this. Following its release, 'GOLDEN' topped the iTunes album charts in a total of 106 countries and regions on the global music platform iTunes. It held the number one spot on the Worldwide iTunes album chart for 14 days and remained at number one on the European iTunes album chart for more than seven days.

'GOLDEN' surpassed 7 billion cumulative streams on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform, in the shortest time ever for an album by an Asian solo artist and the shortest time for any album by an Asian artist.

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