Jungkook (BTS) continues to make his mark on Spotify when "Still With You" surpasses 500 million listens. This is the sixth song in the BTS youngest member's solo career to reach this milestone on an online music platform.
The new achievement helps Jungkook maintain its appeal with solo products, many of which have reached hundreds of millions of listens despite being released many years ago.
Before "Still With You", Jungkook had 5 songs exceeding 500 million streams including "Seven" in collaboration with Latto, "Standing Next to You", "Left and Right" in collaboration with Charlie Puth, "3D" in collaboration with Jack Harlow and "Dreamers". "Seven" alone has exceeded 3 billion listens, continuing to be the song with the most outstanding achievements in the male singer's solo portfolio.
Still With You" was self-composed by Jungkook and first released in June 2020, during "FESTA" week on the occasion of BTS's 7th anniversary. The song was then released for free on the SoundCloud platform.
Although not widely promoted, "Still With You" has maintained its vitality in the audience community for many years. In July 2023, the song was officially released on online music platforms with "My You".
Being uploaded to streaming platforms helped the song reach a larger international audience. After its official release, the song reached number 33 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and number 62 on the Billboard Global 200.
Still With You" is also considered one of the songs that clearly shows Jungkook's personal musical colors. The song has a deep melody, combined with rain sounds and a jazz-colored harmony. Jungkook's light and emotional voice creates a unique atmosphere for the song.
The new milestone continues to show the endurance of Jungkook's solo products released alongside BTS's projects. Not only are the songs heavily promoted, a product that was once released for free like "Still With You" can also maintain a large number of listeners for a long time.
Among solo products, "Seven" is still Jungkook's most prominent song on Spotify, surpassing 3 billion streams. This achievement helps BTS's "golden youngest member" continue to affirm its position as one of the most influential K-pop artists on global music platforms.
The milestone of "Still With You" was recorded during BTS's global tour "Arirang". After completing tours in North America, BTS members continued the "Arirang" world tour in South America, with two performances in Bogotá, Colombia on October 2nd and 3rd.
