BTS‘ V is showing off the power of ‘TaeTaeLand’ by taking the top spot in Japan’s major popularity rankings!
From August 19 to August 25, V achieved an impressive 178 consecutive weeks at #1 in the male idol rankings on Japan’s top idol site, NEHAN.
During the same time, he also clinched the top spot for 27 consecutive weeks in the ‘Actor Popularity Ranking’ and 174 weeks in the ’20s Korean Actors’ category on the Korean actor popularity site BIHAN.
On K-board, a site covering K-culture, V dominated in real-time, weekly, monthly, and annual rankings for both ‘K-Pop Idol Handsome Election’ and ‘Korean Drama Male Actor Election,’ holding the #1 spot for 135 weeks straight. KPOP JUICE reported V as #1 with a total of 4.97 million votes.
V’s solo album ‘Layover’ LP has started pre-sales worldwide and is already a bestseller on Korean online platforms. It’s sold out at Target in the US and Amuse Ground in Canada, showing just how popular it is.
In Japan, ‘Layover’ has sold out twice at the Weverse official store and Universal Music Store. As of the 29th, fans are eagerly waiting for a restock as the stock has not yet been replenished.
Plus, V‘s drama Hwarang, which aired in 2016, is being adapted into a play in Japan. The play will premiere in January 2025 at Theatre Milanoza in Tokyo and Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka.
Although V had to step down from the production due to his overseas concerts, Hwarang remains a hit in Japan, with re-broadcasts continuing on networks like TBS.
The broadcaster is hyping up the drama with the announcement, “The drama featuring V is coming soon,” and is using V’s OST ‘죽어도 좋아’ (Even If I Die), sung with Jin, to promote the show. Hwarang has consistently ranked #1 in viewership ratings, further boosting the popularity of Korean dramas.
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