BTS’ Jungkook surpassed Miley Cyrus’ records on two Billboard Global charts and has been announced to perform at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park.
Jungkook’s “Seven (feat. Latto)” topped the Sept. 9-dated Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for the seventh straight week.
According to Billboard, “Seven” topped “the Billboard Global 200, with 97 million streams and 12,000 sold worldwide Aug. 25-31.
BTS Jungkook's "Seven" topped Billboard's two Global charts for the seventh straight week (Billboard)
This surpassed Cyrus’ “Flowers,” which grabbed the No. 1 spot for six weeks starting in January.
“Seven,” Billboard added, is “the song is the first of 2023 to debut atop the Global 200 and spend its first seven weeks at No. 1.
On the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, “Seven” also landed at No. 1 for the seventh consecutive week “with 88.2 million streams and 8,000 sold outside the U.S. Aug. 25-31.”
“As on the Global 200, the song is the first this year to begin atop Global Excl. U.S. and spend its first seven weeks at No. 1, besting Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers,’ which led in its first six chart weeks, starting in January,” Billboard added.
The two global charts are “based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.”
“Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations,” according to Billboard.
The performers for the Global Citizen Festival to be held on Sept. 23 in Central Park in New York City (Global Citizen)
Meanwhile, it has been announced that Jungkook has been added as a headliner at the Global Citizen Festival that will be held on Sept. 23 in Central Park in New York City.
The Global Citizen calls “for action For Equity, For the Planet, For Food, For Jobs.”
“In 2021, BTS performed from Seoul as part of Global Citizen Live which featured 65 artists performing across 6 continents to call for urgent action to defeat poverty and protect the planet. At the 2023 Global Citizen Festival, Jung Kook will perform solo on the Great Lawn of Central Park! He’s joining Global Citizen to call for action to help end extreme poverty,” according to the Global Citizen website.
Other performers at the festival are Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Anitta, Conan Gray, D-Nice, Sofia Carson, and Stray Kids.
“Tickets to the festival are free and can be earned by joining the movement ending extreme poverty and taking action for equity, for the planet, for food, and for jobs over on the Global Citizen app or website. Head here for everything to know about Global Citizen Festival and what we’re campaigning for — plus how to earn your tickets,” the website added.
It added, “Join us as we rally to unite millions of voices, amplified by the world’s biggest artists, to demand urgent action from world leaders meeting in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly in September. “
Sign up as a Global Citizen and take action here