BTS Suga's solo song "Haegeum" surpassed 300 million streams on July 5, according to Spotify.
As a result, the song became the third song to reach 300 million streams after "Daechwita" and "Eight."
"Haegeum" is a piece that uses the sound of the traditional Korean musical instrument haegeum and has the ambiguous meaning of "liberation from the forbidden."
This song was written and composed solely by Suga. With the Korean Music Copyright Association, only one other name for Suga's activities, AGUST D, is registered for lyrics and composition.
Upon its release, the song received a lot of attention and reached No. 1 on iTunes charts in over 100 countries. It also peaked at No. 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. Suga's third album "D-DAY," which features "Haegeum" as the title track, has grossed sales of 1.4 million copies.
This album was recognized by experts even in the United States, the cradle of hip-hop. He was selected number one in '2023 Unveiling Hype K-pop Creative Genius: Highlights from 2023' by 'The Source', one of the top three US hip-hop magazines, and was also named in 'Top 50 Albums of 2023 Selected by NPR Listeners.
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