Jungkook was named probably the most streamed K-Pop soloist earlier than the alleged change.
ARMYs worldwide are requesting solutions and clarification from Spotify after songs together with “Left And Right” by Charlie Puth and Jungkook and “My Universe” by Coldplay and BTS had been allegedly faraway from the group’s streaming totals, resulting in adjustments of their “Spotify Wrapped” outcomes.
Music followers worldwide have been eagerly awaiting the release of Spotify’s “Spotify Wrapped,” a characteristic of the music app that permits followers to see developments within the music they hearken to. “Spotify Wrapped” additionally offers customers listener details about the genres they’re serious about, together with K-Pop.
Originally, BTS’s Jungkook was shared to have been probably the most streamed K-Pop artist on the app, with over 600 million streams throughout songs that he launched or was featured on. He was additionally included within the “Top 10 K-Pop Artists” record in ninth place.
BTS was additionally ranked primary on the “Top 10 K-Pop Artists” record in addition to showing in worldwide lists like “Top Groups of 2022” and “Top Tracks of 2022.”
The day after Spotify Wrapped was launched, followers seen that there have been adjustments to the charts and the overall variety of streams that BTS had as a bunch and individually. First, Jungkook was not included within the “Top 10 K-Pop Artists” record, and his streams considerably modified. A brand new most streamed K-Pop solo artist was additionally introduced.
Upon nearer inspection, ARMYs found that the streams for Jungkook’s collaboration track “Left and Right” had been allegedly not included in his total streams. “Left and Right” presently has over 400 million streams and makes up a big bulk of Jungkook’s particular person artist streams.
‘Left and Right’ by K-POP ARTIST Jung Kook has been charting on Spotify’s personal K-Pop Global Chart for 14 weeks now. @Spotify @spotifycharts @SpotifyCares We are ready to your rationalization on why ‘Left and Right’ was abruptly faraway from Jungkook’s streams on Spotify Wrapped. pic.twitter.com/7wjjzZiwXT
— Jungkook Charts (@ChartsJJK) December 1, 2022
In addition to this, followers additionally found that a number of collaboration songs had been not included in BTS’s stream totals, together with “Bad Decisions,” “Sexy Kukim,” “That That,” and “My Universe.” As a end result, ARMYs trended a number of associated subjects on Twitter, together with “JUNGKOOK MOST STREAMED SOLOIST,” “My Universe,” and “Left and Right.”
While BTS’s group rankings weren’t affected by this variation, followers are demanding solutions as to why sure songs’ streams are not being allegedly counted.
we demand transparency and a transparent rationalization as to why each BTS & Jungkook’s streams had been eliminated, and why this occurred a day AFTER the stats had been introduced @Spotify @SpotifyCares #SpotifyCorrupt
— wildflower (@sarasfilter) December 1, 2022
.@GeffenRecords please may u look into why @Spotify didn’t rely the streams of ‘Left & right’ for Jungkook & My universe/Bad selections for BTS? In 2020 a track launched by a western act which Feat a Kpop Act was counted as a Kpop track + for the overall streams of that Okay act. pic.twitter.com/Re2COIVC4v
— Dreamers/Indigo (@ThePopBase) December 1, 2022
Why are all collabs counted in the direction of Both Artist on Spotify besides actually bts and Jungkook….
— Zeze ⁷ WILDFLOWER (@BTSEMPIRES) December 1, 2022
There’s been no response from Spotify as of but.