Kim Taehyung, aka V from BTS, continues to achieve music milestones even while on hiatus for his mandatory military service.
‘FRI(END)S’ is now the first song by a K-pop act released in 2024 to reach 100 million streams on Spotify. Additionally, ‘FRI(END)S’ becomes Taehyung’s 7th song under his solo profile to hit this milestone.
‘FRI(END)S’ by V of BTS has now surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, becoming his 7th song to reach this milestone. pic.twitter.com/QBaB9BSCKE
— Pop Base (@PopBase) April 19, 2024
Alongside its streaming milestone, ‘FRI(END)S’ has also sold over 100,000 units in the US three weeks after its release, marking it as his 8th song to do so.
#V's "FRI(END)S" has now sold over 100,000 units in the US. pic.twitter.com/IS0TvJLbo7
— chart data (@chartdata) April 7, 2024
As of April 2024, ‘FRI(END)S’ continues to hold the record for the biggest first-day and first-week song debut among both Korean soloists and K-pop acts in 2024.
Biggest debuts by K-pop acts on Spotify Counter in 2024:
1. #V, FRI(END)S — 6,265,878
2. #jhope, NEURON (with Gaeko, yoonmirae) — 3,069,355 🆕
3. #TWICE, I GOT YOU — 2,268,766
4. #jhope, i wonder… (with Jung Kook) — 1,762,059🆕
5. #LESSERAFIM, EASY — 1,742,227 pic.twitter.com/z2syJ7MiRq
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 30, 2024
2024 Biggest first week song debuts by K-pop acts on Spotify Counter:
1. #V, FRI(END)S — 31,486,781
2. #ILLIT, Magnetic — 22,112,558
3. #LESSERAFIM, EASY — 16,023,952
4. #jhope, NEURON — 14,464,773
5. #BABYMONSTER, SHEESH — 11,582,911 🆕 pic.twitter.com/KmJsjxc3xy
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) April 7, 2024
‘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.
Haven’t checked out ‘FRI(END)S’ yet? See below.
