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Jimin beats Jungkook to clock fastest 1 billion streams on Spotify as a K-pop soloist

Maira Shakeel

BTS member Jimin has broken fellow member Jungkook's record of fastest 1 billion streams on Spotify (male).

Jungkook had set this record just two months ago, but it took him 16 days longer.

Music data sources have reported that Jimin's Spotify profile has now surpassed 1 billion streams across all credits

It took him 393 days to achieve these numbers, breaking the previous record of 409 days.

Jimin officially released his solo debut album 'FACE.' which gained him to reach this milestone

It goes to show how incredibly well-received his album is and how impactful and successful he already is as a solo artist, reported Allkpop.

Jimin's six-track solo album Face was uploaded to Spotify on March 24, and was the catalyst for his surge in popularity.

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