BTS‘ Jungkook has proven his popularity in the United States with a new record. The World Music Awards (WMA) recently announced through their official account that “Left and Right”, the collaboration track between the idol and Charlie Puth, has sold 100,000 units in the United States.
Also, Jungkook is the Korean solo singer who sold 100,000 copies in the shortest time in the United States. The collaboration sold over 100,000 units in the United States in just 9 days.
BTS Jungkook achieves Korea's shortest sales of 100,000 in the US for the collaboration song with Charlie Puth, "Left And Right" in just 9 days.
Jungkook becomes the Korean solo singer who sold 100,000 copies in the shortest period in the US, writing a new record for K-pop.
— Jungkook Asia.97 ⇄ STREAM Left & Right (@JungkookAsia__)
Previously, in April 2020, Jungkook’s solo song “My Time” had sold over 100,000 units in the United States within 57 days of its release, the shortest period among K-Pop idol’s solo songs.
On the other hand, in March 2021, Jungkook’s solo song “Euphoria” was the first among K-Pop male idol solo songs in the United States to sell 500,000 copies, proving his popularity. status as a global singer.
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Furthermore, Jungkook achieved a new sales record of 100,000 copies with “Stay Alive” in the United States as the first and only Korean solo OST song. In particular, “My Time”, “Euphoria”, and “Stay Alive” showed Jungkook’s strong influence, being Korean songs with no promotional activities.
Jungkook’s solo songs also ranked on the Billboard HOT 100, “My Time” was ranked 84th, the collaboration “Waste It On Me” was ranked 89th, and “Stay Alive” was ranked 22nd, which was the first Korean webtoon song to enter the chart.
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