KTRENZ Hype Index
How much buzz is around Jungkook?
38/100
- Coverage momentum
- AI attention
- Upcoming activity
- 53
- 46
- 0
The KTRENZ Hype Index (0–100) blends up to five live signals — KTRENZ editorial coverage momentum over the last 30 days (25%), AI-retrieval attention on the artist (20%), upcoming scheduled activity (15%), external demand from Naver search and YouTube traction (25%), and third-party SNS posts anchored to the act’s releases in the last 30 days (15%) — each log-normalized against a fixed cap. The first three exist for every act. The last two require data we do not have for everyone: where a signal is not measured it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized, so an act is never scored down for something we simply did not observe.
Stories
Jungkook: events we kept following
Things that happened more than once — each page holds every beat on the record, with its sources.
rollout2026-07-16 — 2026-07-21
Jungkook — ‘NORMAL’
tour leg2026-07-16 — 2026-07-18
Jungkook — World Tour
chart runresult2026-06-27 — 2026-06-27
Jungkook — K-Brand Index 2026
Quick answers
Jungkook: your questions
Who is Jungkook?
- Jungkook is a K-pop artist, active since 2013.
How much buzz is around Jungkook right now?
- Jungkook's KTRENZ Hype Index is 38/100 — a live score blending external search demand, KTRENZ coverage momentum, AI-retrieval attention, and upcoming activity.
When did Jungkook debut?
- Jungkook debuted in 2013.
Stories
Latest about Jungkook

Jungkook turns 27: idolpick birthday event, 67,212 picks, and a Seodaemun Station billboard
Jungkook's September 1 birthday earned 67,212 fan votes on idolpick, enough to land him a congratulatory billboard at Seoul's Seodaemun Station.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 5 d ago

BTS V reveals right ear hears at 30% capacity; Jungkook near stress fracture
V revealed a hearing gap on Weverse Live Aug. 12, noting symptoms began 2.5 years ago and worsened during military service. He's continuing the ARIRANG world to
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 22 d ago

Jungkook's GOLDEN hits 144 weeks on Spotify Weekly Top Albums Global, longest run by an Asian solo artist
Jungkook's debut solo album GOLDEN has now spent 144 consecutive weeks on Spotify's Weekly Top Albums Global chart, accumulating 7.35 billion streams.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 24 d ago

TXT Yeonjun opens U.S. run at GMA's Central Park Summer Concert Series, second Korean solo act ever
Yeonjun performed four songs at ABC's Good Morning America Summer Concert Series on Aug. 5, becoming only the second Korean solo artist to take the stage after
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/6/2026

Jungkook's 'Seven' hits 1.3B plays on YouTube Music, first debut track by an Asian male artist to do so
BTS Jungkook's 2023 solo debut 'Seven' hit 1.3B YouTube Music plays, joining a growing list of streaming records across platforms.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/5/2026

Jin shares ARIRANG world tour stage photos as BTS continues global run
BTS released their 5th full album ARIRANG on March 20, 2026 — their first in 3 years and 9 months — and are now mid-way through a world tour spanning Korea and
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/5/2026

TXT's Yeonjun hits GMA Summer Concert Series, Z100 Summer Bash — second K-pop solo on GMA since Jungkook
Yeonjun hits ABC's Good Morning America on Aug 5 and Z100 Summer Bash on Aug 6, making him the first Korean artist to perform at the latter.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/1/2026

Jungkook's 'Standing Next to You' crosses 1.5 billion Spotify streams
Jungkook's *Standing Next to You* hit 1.5 billion Spotify streams on July 27, becoming his second solo track to reach the milestone.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/27/2026

G-Dragon lands No. 2 in K-Brand Index K-pop individual rankings; Jungkook tops the chart
Jungkook (BTS) tops the June 2026 K-Brand Index for K-pop individuals. G-Dragon (BIGBANG) lands at No. 2.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/23/2026

Balenciaga Dressed Jungkook in Custom Looks for BTS Paris Shows
Balenciaga dressed Jungkook in custom pieces across BTS's two-night Stade de France stop, which pulled 184,000 fans.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/22/2026

Jungkook's 'Seven' hits 156 weeks on Billboard Global Excl. US, longest run by an Asian solo act
'Seven' hit No. 181 on the July 18 Billboard Global (Excl. US) chart, cementing its status as the longest-charting song by an Asian solo artist on that list.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/18/2026

BTS world tour: Tottenham, Paris, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup final halftime show
BTS plays Paris July 17–18 to close their European run, then heads to the US for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final halftime show on July 19.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/18/2026

V drops 28-sec Paris dance TikTok — 9.7M views in 21 hours as BTS hits Stade de France
V's 28-second Paris dance clip hit 9.7M TikTok views in 21 hours on July 16, days before BTS takes Stade de France.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/17/2026

Hui wraps first-ever solo concert 10 years after debut, previews new song 'BINGO'
Hui held his debut solo concert on July 12 in Seoul, running two shows with ~20 songs each and premiering the summer single 'BINGO' live.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/12/2026

BTS 'Life Goes On' MV hits 600 million YouTube views, nearly 6 years after release
BTS's 'Life Goes On' music video, directed by Jungkook, crossed 600 million YouTube views on July 12 at 12:34 AM, Big Hit Music confirmed.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/12/2026

BTS, Madonna, Shakira, Bieber headline first-ever World Cup final halftime show
FIFA taps Justin Bieber as co-headliner for the 2026 World Cup final halftime show on July 19 at New York/New Jersey Stadium — the first halftime performance in
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/10/2026

RESCENE to appear on Omniscient Interfering View ep. 406, dormitory life revealed for first time
RESCENE's 'LOVE ATTACK' hit #1 on Melon as a reverse-run track. Now the five-member group opens their dorm for the first time on July 11.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/9/2026

LISENE's 'Love Attack' hits No. 1 on Melon Top 10, topping IOI's 'Suddenly'
LISENE's 2024 single *Love Attack* hit No. 1 on Melon's Top 10 on July 8, 2026—two years after a viral clip of Japanese member Minami shouting "Geoje~ Yaho~!" s
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/8/2026

TXT Yeonjun drops 'No Labels: Part 02' on July 10, books GMA Summer Concert Series
Yeonjun's back with a funk rock mini album 8 months after his Billboard 200 top-10 debut. He's hitting GMA on August 7.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/5/2026

Jin drops Brussels tour photos and Weverse post with V and Jungkook
Jin shared behind-the-scenes shots from BTS's Brussels shows, then posted a playful Weverse message with V and Jungkook.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/4/2026
LE SSERAFIM's 'ICONIC BY MISTAKE' hits new peak at #23 on Billboard Global 200
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE's 'ICONIC BY MISTAKE' hits #23 on Billboard's Global 200 and keeps climbing Spotify's charts three weeks running.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/4/2026

TXT's Yeonjun booked for GMA Summer Concert Series on August 7
GMA announced June 30 that Yeonjun will perform on the Summer Concert Series — the second K-pop solo act after BTS Jungkook in 2023.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/1/2026

Jungkook shuts down marriage talk on Weverse after Madrid show
Jungkook shut down marriage talk during a June 28 Weverse live, weeks after unconfirmed dating rumors with aespa's Winter.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/29/2026

Jungkook tops K-Brand Index 2026 first-half K-pop individual rankings
Jungkook topped Asia Brand Research Institute's K-Brand Index first-half rankings released June 26, leading across 1.62 billion data points.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/26/2026

Jungkook's 'Seven' hits 3 billion Spotify streams, first Asian artist song to reach the mark
'Seven' crossed 3 billion cumulative Spotify streams 1,073 days after release, becoming the first and only song by an Asian artist to hit that figure.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/22/2026

MAMAMOO reunite as full group for first time in 3 years 8 months on KBS 2TV's The Seasons
MAMAMOO reunite for the first time in 3 years and 8 months to perform 'Mr. Ambiguous' with original mustache props. Hwasa reacts to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's pu
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/19/2026

BTS marks 13th anniversary at Busan World Tour: 55,000 fans, drone show, and a Korean-language 'NORMAL'
All seven members performed at Asiad Main Stadium on June 13, debuting 'One More Night' live and a Busan-exclusive Korean version of 'NORMAL'.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/13/2026

BTS mark 13th anniversary with sold-out Busan concert, city-wide 'The City Arirang' project
BTS mark their 13th anniversary performing night two at Busan Asiad Main Stadium, with live viewing across 80+ countries and a city-wide landmark celebration.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/13/2026

Jimin's 'MUSE' hits 4B Spotify streams and 80 consecutive weeks on Billboard World Albums
'MUSE' becomes the first Korean-language solo album to clear 4B Spotify streams; Jimin's 22 solo tracks now total 6.8B streams on the platform.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/10/2026

Busan drops plan to draft 915 civil servants for BTS concert after backlash
Busan reversed its plan to force 915 government workers to staff the June 12–13 BTS concert at Sajik Sports Park, pivoting to volunteers only after public pushb
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/9/2026
Sourced timeline
Jungkook timeline
Auto-compiled from KTRENZ coverage. Latest event 2026-07-18.
- 2026-07-18milestone
'Seven' charts for 156th consecutive week on Billboard Global (Excl. US)
'Seven' reached No. 181 on the July 18 Billboard Global (Excluding US) chart, marking 156 consecutive weeks — the longest run by any Asian solo artist on that chart.
Source: starnewskorea.com - 2026-07-18
- 2026-07-17tour
BTS ARIRANG World Arena Tour - Stade de France Night 1
Jungkook performed at Stade de France in Paris wearing custom Balenciaga pieces as part of BTS's two-night tour stop.
Source: topstarnews.net - 2026-07-10tour
BTS's Jungkook sustains back injury during London concert… 'I will return in good health'
Source: stoo.com - 2024-09-01milestone
Jungkook turns 27
Jungkook's birthday earned 67,212 fan votes on idolpick, resulting in a congratulatory billboard at Seodaemun Station in Seoul.
Source: sports.donga.com - 2024-07-18milestone
'Seven' hits 156 weeks on Billboard Global Excl. US, longest run by Asian solo act
'Seven' reached 156 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Global (Excluding US) chart on July 18, setting a record as the longest-charting song by an Asian solo artist on that list.
Source: starnewskorea.com - 2024-06-28tour
Jungkook performs in Madrid as part of BTS WORLD TOUR "ARIRANG"
Jungkook performed in Madrid on June 28 as part of the BTS European tour.
Source: mediafine.co.kr - 2024-06-26tour
BTS WORLD TOUR "ARIRANG" European leg kicks off in Madrid
BTS's European tour leg began at Madrid Metropolitano on June 26.
Source: mediafine.co.kr - 2024-01-01award
Best Dance Performance Male Solo — 2024 MAMA
Standing Next to You won Best Dance Performance Male Solo at the 2024 MAMA awards.
Source: newsen.com - 2023-11-18milestone
Standing Next to You debuts at number 5 on US Billboard Hot 100
Standing Next to You debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 dated November 18, 2023.
Source: newsen.com - —award
Top Global K-Pop Song at 2024 Billboard Music Awards
Standing Next to You won Top Global K-Pop Song at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.
Source: newsen.com - —milestone
'Seven' hits 3 billion Spotify streams
'Seven' crossed 3 billion cumulative Spotify streams 1,073 days after release, becoming the first song by an Asian artist to reach the mark.
Source: topstarnews.net - —milestone
Hooligan challenge video surpasses 100 million views in 4 days
A Hooligan challenge video posted by Jungkook reached 100 million views four days after it was uploaded.
Source: siminilbo.co.kr - —release
Debut solo single 'Seven' released
'Seven' is Jungkook's debut solo single.
Source: topstarnews.net - —comeback
Regular 5th album comeback
Jungkook made a comeback with his regular 5th album around June 2026.
Source: socialvalue.kr