Kim Taehyung – aka V from BTS, recently released ‘FRI(END)S,’ a pop soul R&B track that expresses the desire to “put the ‘end’ in friends” and elevate a longstanding friendship to a deeper level, as cleverly hinted by the title’s wordplay.
Even as he fulfills his mandatory military service, Taehyung continues to be a significant presence in the music scene with the release of ‘FRI(END)S.’
On Spotify, ‘FRI(END)S’ earned the biggest first-week song debut by K-pop acts in 2024, with 31,486,781 streams, surpassing ‘EASY’ by LE SSERAFIM.
2024 Biggest first week song debuts by K-pop acts on Spotify Counter:
1. #V, FRI(END)S — 31,486,781 🆕
2. #LESSERAFIM, EASY — 16,023,952
3. #TWICE, I GOT YOU — 10,897,915
4. #LESSERAFIM, Smart — 10,017,763
5. #TWICE, ONE SPARK — 7,530,192 pic.twitter.com/W7x1N6ULQe
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 22, 2024
In addition to its weekly debut, ‘FRI(END)S’ also earned 6,265,878 streams on its first day on Spotify. This marked the biggest first-day song debut among Korean soloists, as well as among K-pop acts overall, in 2024.
“FRI(END)S” (6.26M) by #V posts the biggest debut by a Korean soloist on Spotify Counter in 2024, surpassing “Slow Motion” (1.21M) by #JENNIE. pic.twitter.com/Lb6Qx8n1aS
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 16, 2024
Biggest debuts by K-pop acts on Spotify Counter in 2024:
1. #V, FRI(END)S — 6,265,878 🆕
2. #TWICE, I GOT YOU — 2,268,766
3. #LESSERAFIM, EASY — 1,742,227
4. #TWICE, ONE SPARK — 1,335,134
5. #JENNIE, Slow Motion — 1,210,880 pic.twitter.com/fOCNw1zOOp
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 16, 2024
Congratulations, Kim Taehyung!
Haven’t checked out ‘FRI(END)S’ yet? See below.
of course… The BTS guys are a never ending production of phenomenal music, dance, and iconic moments