BTS's Jung Kook becomes first Korean solo act to score two Top 5 singles in UK

Jung Kook's solo releases so far have secured him a huge UK first

BTS star Jung Kook makes Official Chart history today (October 6) as he becomes the first Korean solo artist to secure two Top 5 singles in the UK.

Jeon Jung-kook, main vocalist of BTS alongside bandmates Jin, SUGA, j-hope, RM, Jimin and V, achieves the feat as Jack Harlow collaboration 3D lands at Number 5 on the Official Singles Chart this week.

This follows the success of Jung Kook's debut solo single, with Latto team-up Seven entering the chart at Number 3 earlier this year; also making history at the time.

3D and Seven are both lifted from Jung Kook's first-ever solo album GOLDEN, announced for a November 3 release earlier this week.

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The first Korean soloist to net two Top 5 songs on the Official Singles Chart, Jung Kook steams ahead of j-hope (born Jung Ho-seok) and Jimin's (Park Ji-min) solo successes.

j-hope's J. Cole team-up on the street became the first-ever solo BTS Top 40 in March 2023 (37), while Jimin's earned Top 40 tracks with Set Me Free - Pt 2 (30) and Like Crazy (8) this year.

Meanwhile, SUGA (born Min Yoon-gi) has seen most success on the Official Albums Chart so far. 2020's D-2 peaked inside the Top 10 under his Agust D moniker (7).

As a group, BTS boast four Top 10 singles to date: 2020's Dynamite (3) and Life Goes On (10), plus 2021's Butter (3) and Coldplay collaboration My Universe (3).

WATCH Jung Kook and Jack Harlow's 3D music video below:

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To date, the only other Korean soloist to have secured two Top 10 singles in the UK is PSY.

The Seoul-born star, real name Park Jae-sang, famously achieved the first-ever K-pop Number 1 single with Gangnam Style in 2012, with follow-up track Gentleman peaking at Number 10 the following year.