Last Monday (10), Spotify reported that South Korean rapper Suga, a member of the band BTS, reached 500 million streams with “Haegeum” on the music platform. Therefore, this is the artist’s first single, in a solo career as August D, to reach this milestone.
Released in April 2023, written and produced by the rapper himself, the lyrics talk about freedom and liberation and are part of the album “D-Day”.
In its first week of release, “Haegeum” was the seventh most downloaded song on Billboard Japan’s “Download Songs”, ranking 81st on the “Hot 100”.
According to data provided by Spotify, the single “Daechwita”, released by the rapper in 2020, already has 382.4 million and, possibly, will be the artist’s next song to reach half a billion streams on the platform.
Min Yoongi is the real name of the rapper born in Daegu, South Korea. A member of the group BTS since June 2013, he adopted the stage name “Suga”.
In a solo career since 2016, the artist began using the codename “August D”. Making a reference to his hometown.
Still pursuing a solo career, in 2020, he launched the D-2 project. This mixtape addresses topics such as mental health and personal struggle. In addition to talking about the pressure caused by fame. There are 10 singles ranging from rap, hip-hop, to electronic music with traditional South Korean influences.
In 2023, the rapper released his third album: “D-Day”. This project follows the line of previous projects. Not only in relation to musical genres, but also regarding the themes covered in the song lyrics: internal struggles, mental health, vulnerabilities of fame, among others.
D-day, which includes the single “Haegeum”, was released while August D was serving his mandatory South Korean military service.
Min Yoongi, also known as Suga and August D, enlisted in September 2023 to perform mandatory military service in South Korea. According to information, the rapper served as a civil servant since, due to shoulder surgery, he cannot be enlisted as a soldier.
The return to the stage with the group BTS is scheduled for the second half of 2025, when Yoongi will be released from military service along with the other members of the group.
