BTS' JUNG KOOK's ”GOLDEN” becomes the first Asian artist to rank on the European iTunes album chart for a total of 200 days

JUNG KOOK of BTS is showing unparalleled album power on iTunes with his solo album "GOLDEN."
JUNG KOOK's first solo album "GOLDEN", released in November 2023, reached the 20th highest total on the European iTunes Album Chart.
This is the first and only record for an Asian artist to have topped the European iTunes Album Chart for seven consecutive days.
It has also been ranked on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart for over 390 days, and was ranked #1 for 14 days, making it the #1 album in the world.
It proved its strong popularity all over the world. It is also the first and longest-running album by a K-pop solo artist to top the Worldwide Apple Music Album Chart.
The album set a new record by spending over 500 days on the charts. It also spent 400 days on the European Apple Music Album Chart.
"GOLDEN" is one of the main charts of Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform, and is ranked in the "Weekly Top Album Global" chart.
It also achieved the longest period of time, 79 consecutive weeks on the chart, the first and longest period for an Asian solo artist's album. It also achieved the first time for an Asian solo artist's album to reach 5.5 billion streams.
"GOLDEN" also set a new record for the number of times it was recorded.
The album debuted at No. 2 on the UK Official 200, becoming the first Asian solo artist's album to stay on the chart for 25 weeks.
" was the first K-pop solo artist to stay on the chart for eight weeks on the album's main album chart, "Top 100."
Since its launch, the global music platform iTunes has been available in a total of 106 countries and regions.
JUNG KOOK has achieved a total of 9.2 million album sales (EAS) with just one solo album, "GOLDEN."
GOLDEN is the top-selling K-POP solo artist of all time.
He is the only Asian male artist to be included in the Met Gala-Worthy Looks album list selected by Music.
In addition to showing its strength, it was also named "Best Music of 2023" by the major American popular music magazine "Rolling Stone" and "Best Music of 2023" by the major American music media "MTV".
"Record-breaking album of 2023", "Best album of 2023" by American daily newspaper "New York Times", "Best album of 2023" by American media "UPROXX"
The album was also selected as the "Best Album of the Year." JUNG KOOK, who is currently serving in the military, is scheduled to release Discharge on June 11th.