BTS's Jungkook's track "Seven" has garnered mega global popularity, creating a "Seven Syndrome" even among the world's celebrities.
Chile's President, Gabriel Boric, recently drew attention by using Jungkook's "Seven" as the background music (BGM) for a speech video he posted on both his Instagram Story and TikTok. This revelation, shared on Twitter, quickly became a hot topic. Photos were also circulated of President Boric holding a photocard of Jungkook, showcasing his unique admiration and affection for the artist.
On the 31st, Hollywood actress Zendaya, known for her role in "Spiderman", captivated audiences by posting a video on Instagram with "Seven" as the background music. In the video, Zendaya showcased outfits she wore over seven days, cleverly coordinated to the lyrics of "Seven", including t-shirts labeled "Tuesday" and "Thursday", and a hot pink look for Wednesday, demonstrating her witty affection for the track.
From Hollywood to Chile's Presidency: BTS Jungkook's 'Seven' Takes the World by Storm
In a September eSports tournament in Los Angeles, the "2023 Valorant Champions Los Angeles", Jake "Boaster" Howlett from the Fnatic team responded to an interviewer's question about his upcoming match with, "Jungkook's Seven", and spontaneously broke into the "Seven Challenge". This interview clip was featured on the official "Valorant Champions Tour" YouTube channel, further emphasizing the global "Seven fever". Jake Howlett later expressed his excitement on Twitter after discovering that Jungkook had liked his personal "Seven Challenge" video on TikTok, saying, "Jungkook saw me. I'm one step closer to playing a game with him!"
Actor Park Bo-gum also grabbed attention on the 12th during a fan meeting, where he described Jungkook's "Seven" as the song he's been most addicted to recently.
The "Seven Challenge" trend is still rising in popularity across countries. Notable participants include members from Japanese dance idol group DA PUMP, Japanese boy groups MILK and U&pia, actors Yoshihara Masato and Yamashita Koki from Japan, Indonesian actor Audi Marissa, Indonesian boy group INSPIRE, famous Filipino actor Joshua Garcia, singers Kang Daniel, Shinhwa's Lee Min-woo, ENHYPEN's Jungwon and Jay, MIRAE's Lee Jun-hyuk, ONF's J-Us and U, Weki Meki's Choi Yoo-jung, THE BOYZ's Eric, NMIXX's Kyu-jin, WEi's Kim Jun-seo, and NINE.i's Eden, among many others.
On a final note, "Seven" has made unprecedented achievements as the only track by an Asian solo artist to reign at the top of the global Spotify "Daily Top Songs" chart for 32 consecutive days. Additionally, it has simultaneously claimed the top spots on Billboard's "Global 200" and "Global Excl. U.S." charts.
