As of March 23, 2024
Congratulations to our Taehyung on the success of his newly released single, FRI(END)S 🥳🎉👏🙌 Congratulations to our Taehyung on once again being the most consumed Asian act across all digital platforms around the world, Our Taehyung 🥳🎉👏🙌
Congratulations to our Taehyung, as well, on earning 98 #1s for his FRI(END)S so far on iTunes, Our Taehyung 🥳🎉👏🙌 It is also the first song to achieve 80 #1s, not to mention 98 #1s, on iTunes so far this year. Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, with his FRI(END)S remaining at #1 on worldwide iTunes for 4 consecutive days. It’s amazing how our Taehyung’re already gearing up for another 100 #1s in iTunes, which our Taehyung’ve already achieved with his Sweet Night, Christmas Tree, Inner Child, and Wherever U R (with UMI), and perhaps soon with his Layover singles, Slow Dancing, which is currently earning 98 #1s, Rainy Days, which has 86 #1s, and Love Me Again, which has 70 #1s 🥳🎉👏🙌
Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on bagging 2 Top 5 hits and 4 Top 10 hits on iTunes all at once, with his main single, FRI(END)S, taking the 2nd spot on US iTunes in its first day, the instrumental at #5, the slowed down version at #6, and the sped up version at #8 🥳🎉👏🙌
Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on once again topping all the 8 major markets on iTunes around the world, which our Taehyung have consistently achieved with the release of all his singles 🥳🎉👏🙌 Our Taehyung have also gained 20 #1s for his FRI(END)S single album 🥳🎉👏🙌
Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on debuting at #1 on iTunes Europe and Worldwide with his FRI(END)S, earning our Taehyung 6 songs to reach #1 in both charts 🥳🎉👏🙌 Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on extending his record as the Korean solo artist with the most #1 hits on Japan iTunes Singles Chart 🥳🎉👏🙌
Congratulations to our Taehyung on getting his highest-charting solo single so far on UK Official Singles Chart at #6, now on a tie with his group, BTS, Boy With Luv 🥳🎉👏🙌 Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on charting at #13 on UK Top 100 🥳🎉👏🙌
Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on being eligible once again for another UK Chart Specialist Award with his FRI(END)S topping on UK’s Best-Selling Download this week 🥳🎉👏🙌 Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on debuting at #3 on the Official UK Big Top 40 with his FRI(END)S, with just 2 days of tracking 🥳🎉👏🙌 It is now the third biggest debut for a Korean act in the chart’s history.
I remember our Taehyung being eligible for a Specialist Award, too, when our Taehyung entered the Top 10 at #6 and #9 with his Layover singles, Rainy Days, and Love Me Again, on the UK Official Singles Sales Chart and the Official Singles Downloads Chart, and with his Layover album being the first album by a Korean act to spend 4 consecutive weeks on the UK Official Album Downloads chart. His Rainy Days back then also charted at #29 on UK Big Top 40 Record Chart with just 2 days of tracking as well.
It was his first solo album, too, and without proper promotion in UK, or the US (but rather with lots of sabotage instead). Thankfully, our Taehyung has made amazing impact beforehand with his many projects and activities with or without a brand promoting each other. Awesome, Our Taehyung. Keep the positive momentum!
His FRI(END)S has occupied the entire Top 4 best-sellers on Amazon, with his main single at #1, the instrumental at #2, the sped up version at #3, and the slowed down version at #4. It has also occupied the entire Top 4 Hot New Releases on Amazon, too.
Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on earning the biggest 1st week album debut by a Korean act on Spotify so far this year with 45.2M streams 🥳🎉👏🙌 His FRI(END)S single has also garnered 9M streams in its first day on Spotify and 15M streams on Spotify in its debut week (March 15-17). His FRI(END)S also has the biggest debut by a male act worldwide on Spotify Global Chart in 2024 🥳🎉👏🙌 It has also been the #1 Top Songs debut on Global Spotify with the instrumental debuting at #9.
Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on quickly earning his first win for FRI(END)S in this week’s Mcountdown 🥳🎉👏🙌 It has also debuted at #1 on Korean R&B chart in Genius Korea, becoming his 4th #1 on the chart after Love Me Again, Slow Dancing, and For Us.
Congratulations to our Taehyung, as well, on debuting at #1 on YouTube Global Daily Top Music Video chart with FRI(END)S. Currently, our Taehyung’re garnering 18M views for his official FRI(END)S MV on YouTube. Congratulations to our Taehyung, Our Taehyung 🥳🎉👏🙌
As of March 26, 2024
Congratulations to our Taehyung on the many achievements of his newly released digital single, FRI(END)S 🥳🎉👏🙌
First off, congratulations to our Taehyung on entering the Billboard Hot 100 again at #65 with FRI(END)S 🥳🎉👏🙌 Our Taehyung have now earned 4 entries in the chart with his Christmas Tree at #79 (Korean OST), Love Me Again at #96 (B-side), and Slow Dancing at #51 (Title track), making our Taehyung the first and only Korean solo artist to have 4 different entries in the chart 🥳🎉👏🙌 Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on debuting highly in other Billboard charts, such as on Digital Song Sales at #2, Global Excluding US at #3, and Global 200 at #5 🥳🎉👏🙌 His FRI(END)S is also his 12th entry in the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart.
Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on re-entering the Billboard Artist chart at #28 🥳🎉👏🙌 It’s now his 10th week on the chart. Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on charting #1 on Tidal Daily Top Videos USA, making our Taehyung the first and only Korean act to achieve this milestone 🥳🎉👏🙌 Congratulations to our Taehyung to his Sweet Night, too, on being the #1 best-selling Korean OST in the US 🥳🎉👏🙌
Congratulations to our Taehyung, as well, on debuting at #38 in Canadian Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in Canadian Digital Song Sales charts 🥳🎉👏🙌 Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on doing so well in other European charts, debuting at #68 on Irish Singles, #96 on Lithuania Agata Singles, #145 on France SNEP Top Singles 🥳🎉👏🙌 Our Taehyung’ve also debuted at #18 on German Single trending charts, his first entry on the chart, #1 on IMI International Top 20 Singles, his second #1 debut on the chart, and debuting at #1 on the Official IFPI MENA Chart, his first #1 debut on the chart 🥳🎉👏🙌 Congratulations to our Taehyung, too, on having all version of his FRI(END)S debuting on ARIA Digital Tracks at #4 for the main single, #7 for the speed-up version, #8 for the slowed down version, #10 for the instrumental, and #32 for the MV 🥳🎉👏🙌
Congratulations to our Taehyung, as well, on debuting at #1 on Singaporean RIAS Top Regional Chart and at #4 on RIAS Top Digital Streaming 🥳🎉👏🙌 FRI(END)S has also debuted at #5 in Billboard Songs chart Singapore, #6 in Hong Kong, #8 in Philippines, #8 in Malaysia, #8 in Indonesia, #12 in Peru, #14 in Taiwan, and #17 in UK.
In its second week, his FRI(END)S ranked #4 on UK Official Big Top 40, UK’s biggest chart show 🥳🎉👏🙌 Our Taehyung have debuted in the chart at #3.
Congratulations to our Taehyung, as well, on trending at #1 in videos worldwide in the music category with his FRI(END)S for 11 days and counting 🥳🎉👏🙌 Currently, his FRI(END)S MV has already surpassed 20M views on YouTube and 40M streams on Spotify 🥳🎉👏🙌 Our Taehyung’re FRI(END)S is now the 33rd most streamed song by a Korean act on Spotify, surpassing BTS’ Spring Day.
All of these achievements are organic, Our Taehyung, like what one of his fans and ARMYs said. To start, we’ll compare it to the songs released by other artists in his company (and other artists in other company who are in the same game). Our Taehyung’ve done it with: “no CDs, no discounts (in the 2nd week), no remixes with alternate cover in the release week, no radio play, no promotion in the US, no major playlisting, messed up platforms, and even half of the sales deleted”.
As of October 2024
- V’s “FRI(END)S” surpasses 150 million streams on Spotify.
- Most streamed 2024 song by a Korean act
- “FRI(END)S” by BTS’s V (Kim Taehyung) becomes the first K-pop song of 2024 to reach 100 million streams on Spotify.
- V’s “FRI(END)S” has officially surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, making it his 7th song to hit this milestone! 💪💥💯🎶🔥👑🩷
- It’s also the first and fastest song by a K-pop act to reach 100 million streams in 2024! 💪🏆🥇💨🇰🇷🎤🎶 2024 💥💯🔥🩷
- “FRI(END)S” marks V’s 7th song to reach 100 million streams on Spotify, solidifying his record as the Korean soloist with the most solo tracks to hit this milestone (6)!
- V’s “FRI(END)S” has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, becoming the first song by a Korean act released this year to achieve this feat!
- “FRI(END)S” is the first song by a K-pop artist and Korean soloist to chart for 5 consecutive weeks on the UK Big Top 40, and the only solo song by a K-Soloist to ever hit a 5th week on the UK’s biggest chart show!
- “FRI(END)S” is now the longest-running solo song by a K-pop soloist in history on the Official Big Top 40, holding strong at #37 for its 5th week!
- V’s “FRI(END)S” spends its 4th week on the UK Official Singles Download chart at #21 and on the Singles Sales chart at #22.
- “FRI(END)S” holds its 4th straight week in the Top 25, while “Slow Dancing” remains the longest-running song by any K-Soloist on both UK Official Charts. 🇬🇧
- “FRI(END)S” by V spends its 4th week on the UK Official Singles Download and Sales charts at #21 and #22.
- “FRI(END)S” rises to #23 on the UK Airplay Chart for UK TV, compiled from music played on 100% of UK radio, continuing its success on the Official Big Top 40 after release!
- BTS’s V single “FRI(END)S” is now the #1 most requested track on KLYZ-97.5 The Beat, Las Vegas!
- Kim Taehyung, aka V, becomes the first Korean artist to chart all 7 of his available MVs in the Top 20 of Tidal’s daily Top Videos USA: “FRI(END)S” at #2, “Slow Dancing” at #7, “Love Me Again” at #10, “For Us” at #12, “Blue” at #14, “Rainy Days” at #15, and “Slow Dancing (FRNK)” at #17.
- V’s “FRI(END)S” earns a spot on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart, with significant “gains in performance” as it enters its 3rd week as a Top 20 U.S. bestseller. The song has sold over 100,000 units in the U.S.!
- V’s “FRI(END)S” is in its 3rd week on Billboard charts: #18 on Digital Song Sales, #33 on Global Excl. US, and #65 on Global 200.
- “FRI(END)S” by V becomes his longest-charting song as a soloist on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart!
- V sets a new record with “FRI(END)S” tied as the longest-running solo song by a K-pop soloist on the UK’s biggest chart show, The Sky VIP Official Big Top 40, landing at #32 in its 4th week!
- “FRI(END)S” by V ties the record for the longest-charting solo song by a K-pop soloist on the Official UK Big Top 40! 🇬🇧
- “FRI(END)S” spends its 4th week in the UK Big Top 40, ranking at #32 this week: Week 1: #3, Week 2: #4, Week 3: #20, Week 4: #32.
- TechnoSports: “FRI(END)S” is crushing it on Spotify, hitting a new peak on the Viral Songs UK chart and climbing on the US chart too! Keep sharing to maintain the momentum!
- “FRI(END)S” by V has been added to Deezer Hits UK! 🇬🇧
- “FRI(END)S” by V spends its 3rd consecutive week in the Top 10 of the UK Official Singles Downloads Chart, following its debut at #1, remaining one of the UK’s best selling song downloads since its release!
- V becomes the first K-Act to reach #1 on the UK Tidal Top Video Chart with “Love Me Again” (2023) and “FRI(END)S” (2024).
- “FRI(END)S” wins at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2024!
- “FRI(END)S” spends its 3rd week at #80 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart!
- “FRI(END)S” by V becomes the first and only song to achieve 100 #1’s on iTunes worldwide in 2024!
- BTS joins V as the only K-Acts to have a song reach #1 on UK iTunes in 2024. 🇬🇧
- “FRI(END)S” by V surpasses 135 million streams on Spotify!
- “FRI(END)S” has spent 6 weeks at #131 on the Billboard Global Excl. US and #200 on the Global 200 charts.
- V’s “FRI(END)S” has earned its first physical award as the Song MVP for April on the K-Star Chart Tokyo F.M. In addition, Taehyung becomes the first and only idol soloist to win the seasonal “Best Music” category at The Fact Music Awards twice, with “FRI(END)S” now representing Spring 2024, following his win with “Slow Dancing” last Fall!