BTS member V (Kim Taehyung) is making waves with his song "FRI(END)S", which has just surpassed 400 million streams on Spotify!

Released on March 15, this digital single reached this impressive milestone on November 1. With this achievement, V now has four solo songs that have each crossed the 400 million stream mark.

"FRI(END)S" was made as a special gift for his fans before he enlisted in the military. Upon its release, the song debuted at number 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 3 on the Billboard Global (excluding the US), and number 5 on the Global 200.

In the UK, it entered the UK Official Chart at number 13 and made an impact on the UK’s Official Big Top 40, landing at number 3 just two days after its release. It stayed on the chart for five weeks!

The song also topped both the Worldwide iTunes and Europe iTunes charts, becoming the first song of 2024 to reach number 1 on iTunes in 100 countries. Currently, it holds the number 1 spot in 102 countries on iTunes!

On Spotify's global chart, "FRI(END)S" debuted at number 7 and secured a place among the top 10 K-pop solo songs with the most streams in Spotify's mid-year report for 2024, proving its streaming power.

The music video for "FRI(END)S," filmed in the UK, quickly became a hit, taking the number 1 spot in YouTube's Global Trending Music category right after its release and staying there for 14 days in a row!

It also topped Tidal's "Top Videos" chart in 23 countries, making V the first K-pop artist to reach number 1 on Tidal's US "Top Video" chart.

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Actor Lee Min Ho recently shared an unforgettable and embarrassing moment from his early career, revealing how he became a “falling star” at his first Baeksang Arts Awards.

On the December 25th episode of You Quiz on the Block (Episode 274), Lee Min Ho made a guest appearance and reflected on his rise to fame.

The actor, known for his iconic role as Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, but it wasn’t just his victory that grabbed attention.

Lee Min Ho recalled, "I was attending the Baeksang for the first time, and I was so excited. Since I wasn’t going as Goo Jun Pyo, but as Lee Min Ho, I styled my hair in a perm and was ready to go." However, things took an unexpected turn when he tripped and fell on the red carpet.

He sighed, recalling, "That day, I fell. I fell and created so many memes. Even now, I look back and think, 'How did I walk that quickly on the red carpet?'"

Laughing at his own clumsiness, he admitted, "I was moving at the speed of light, no composure, no focus. Honestly, more than the joy of winning the award, that day was chaotic and so embarrassing for me."

Though his win was a highlight, Lee Min Ho humorously shared that the incident of tripping overshadowed the excitement of his achievement.

It’s safe to say that while the fall became a funny meme, it also became a lesson in humility for the actor, and a moment that fans still remember to this day.

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