BTS‘s V has reached an incredible milestone by surpassing 3.6 billion streams on Spotify with his solo songs, proving his strong global influence.
As of September 22, V’s solo tracks on his Spotify profile have combined to reach over 3.6 billion streams. His profile includes songs from his solo album Layover, drama OSTs, self-composed tracks, and the song “Friends (FRI(END)S),” released while he was serving in the military.
What makes this even more impressive is that V achieved this without collaborating with any global pop stars, showing how powerful his unique music is and how much fans appreciate the warm, comforting messages in his songs.
His first solo album Layover made history as the first album by a K-pop solo artist to have all its tracks surpass 100 million streams on Spotify. The album also hit #1 on Spotify’s Global Weekly Chart with every track. By September 25, Layover had reached a total of 1.9 billion streams and topped iTunes Album Charts in 109 countries.
One of the standout songs from Layover, “Love Me Again,” has been on Spotify’s Global Chart for more than 400 days, making it the first K-pop B-side track to achieve this.
V’s digital single “Friends,” released on March 15, became the most streamed K-pop solo song in Spotify’s 2024 mid-year report. It also ranked in the top 10 for the longest-charting K-pop solo songs on Spotify’s Global Chart, further proving V’s immense popularity.
As of September 28, V has gained 18,762,269 followers on Spotify, making him the first K-pop solo artist to surpass 18 million followers.
He ranks first among K-pop solo artists and fourth overall in K-pop, including groups. Globally, he is ranked 105th in Spotify followers, and only 263 artists worldwide have more than 10 million followers, highlighting his massive influence as a solo artist.
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