BTS’s V just reached another huge milestone with his hit song “Winter Ahead,” featuring Park Hyoshin!

The song has now surpassed an impressive 190 million streams on Spotify, further proving its popularity worldwide.

“Winter Ahead,” a beautiful collaboration between V and Park Hyoshin, first hit 150 million streams on Spotify and hasn’t slowed down since.

The song has been making waves, staying strong on global Spotify charts and even charting on the European Apple Music Daily Song Chart for a remarkable 79 days.

The song also made a huge splash on year-end charts. On December 14, “Winter Ahead” entered Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 99. It went on to debut at No. 1 on the “Holiday Digital Song Sales” chart and No. 62 on the “Holiday Top 100.”

It also entered the UK Official Singles Chart at No. 86 on December 6, topping both the “Single Downloads” and “Single Sales” charts—showing its strong global impact.

In addition, Billboard picked “Winter Ahead” as one of “The 27 Best Winter Songs for the Season,” calling it a track that “evokes the first day of the cold season” with the perfect harmony between the two artists.

Billboard also noted, “This song’s relevance will extend beyond December 25,” and it took the top spot on Billboard’s “2024 Fan Favorite Songs” list, solidifying its widespread popularity.

V has now charted three times on the Billboard “Holiday Hot 100” with his past hits, including “Christmas Tree” in 2021 and “Winter Ahead,” along with the carol “White Christmas” with Bing Crosby.

He’s the only K-pop artist to achieve this feat! All three songs have also topped the Billboard “Holiday Digital Song Sales” chart, further proving V’s massive success in the holiday music scene.

V’s winter classics are dominating the charts, and “Winter Ahead” is just another testament to his global influence!

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BTS member Jin has touched hearts once again with his kind gesture to support those affected by wildfires.

On April 3, Jin visited Gilan Middle School in Gilan-myeon, Andong, to serve meals to disaster victims and firefighters. His actions brought much-needed comfort to the people in the area.

Gilan Middle School is where celebrity chef Baek Jong Won, a close friend of Jin, has been running a free meal service through his company, The Born Korea.

Since March 28, The Born Korea has been providing meals for the wildfire victims, preparing 300 to 700 servings each time to ensure that the affected people and firefighters receive warm food.

Jin quietly made his way to Andong, a region that suffered extensive damage from the wildfire, to lend a helping hand.

Big Hit Music, Jin’s agency, shared, “Jin wanted to provide even a small amount of help to those affected by the wildfires, which is why he decided to participate in this volunteer activity.”

This heartwarming gesture follows BTS's large donations for wildfire recovery efforts. Jungkook donated a whopping 1 billion KRW, while V gave 200 million KRW, and RM, J-Hope, and Suga each contributed 100 million KRW to aid in the recovery.

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