BTS member V (Kim Taehyung) continues to impress with his hit song Friends, which has been selected as one of the 'Best K-Pop of 2024' by both Amazon Music and Apple Music.

On November 22, Friends was added to Amazon Music's prestigious 'Best of 2024 K-Pop' playlist, featuring 50 standout songs of the year.

Just days earlier, on November 19, Friends was also included in Apple Music's 'BEST of 2024 K-Pop World' playlist.

To top it off, on November 23, Friends won the 'Best Solo & Featuring' category in the third season of Tokyo FM's K-Star Chart 2024.

Released on March 15 as a digital single, Friends has reached impressive milestones, surpassing 425 million streams on Spotify by November 23.

The track made a strong debut, landing at No. 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Billboard Global 200. It also hit No. 3 on the Billboard Global (excluding the U.S.) chart.

Friends continued to make waves on the UK charts, debuting at No. 13 on the Official Chart and staying in the Top 40 for two weeks. On the UK's Official Big Top 40, it debuted at No. 3 after just two days, staying on the chart for five weeks.

Friends made history by reaching No. 1 on iTunes worldwide, including in Europe, and became the first song of 2024 to top iTunes in 100 countries. It is currently holding the No. 1 spot in 102 countries.

On Spotify, Friends debuted at No. 7 on the global chart and topped the 2024 mid-year K-pop report for solo tracks with the most streams. It also became the longest-charting K-pop solo song on Spotify's global charts, cementing V's success as a solo artist.

The music video for Friends has been a huge hit as well, topping YouTube’s World Trending Music chart for 14 days in a row. It also reached No. 1 on Tidal’s 'Top Videos' chart in 23 countries, making V the first K-pop artist to top Tidal's Top Video chart in the U.S.

Looking ahead, V will release a duet titled Winter Ahead (with PARK HYO SHIN) on November 29, collaborating with the famous vocalist Park Hyo Shin.

On December 6, V will also release a reimagined version of the classic White Christmas in a duet with Bing Crosby, drawing even more excitement from fans.

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BTS member Jin is taking the world by storm with his hit song Running Wild.

Released on November 15, Running Wild is the title track from Jin's first solo album, Happy. The song blends a fresh new wave sound with British rock influences and pop rock elements, catching the attention of fans worldwide.

On November 21, Running Wild reached the top spot on Spotify Japan's Daily Top Songs chart, showing its massive popularity.

It also ranked No. 2 on the Spotify Top Songs chart in Korea and No. 6 globally, proving its broad appeal.

Jin’s solo album Happy has also been a huge success. It sold over 219,000 copies on its first day, making it the third-highest album sales for a K-pop solo artist in Oricon Weekly Album Chart history.

In just three days, Happy reached No. 1 on the Hanteo Country-by-Country Chart in Japan for the third week of November, solidifying Jin's status as a top global artist.

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