Since their debut, the South Korean all-boy phenomenal band, BTS, has bottled up a long list of their portfolio milestones and achievements. The band’s member and crooner, Taehyung, best known as V, has once again added a record-breaking milestone to their a-list. For the time being, he has earned a record on the famous short video-sharing application, TikTok!
On August 26 (Wednesday), a K-pop dedicated news site has revealed that the ‘Moon’ singer is the first artist in the world to gain massive views on the streaming platform, owning two hashtags. V earned surpassed 10 billion views with hashtags #Taehyung and #V. As of this writing, V is the only member of the mand to mark the soaring TikTok views.
V’s recent achievement is not the first he has gone viral in the said application. Earlier this year, the singer-actor headlined the ‘I’m A Good Boy’ challenge on TikTok, inspired by his iconic line during an interview with Jimmy Fallon on his ‘The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon’ show. Many TikTok users and content creators used their kin in their videos, making it a massive hit in the platform and a certified trending topic.
In May, three of the BTS member’s videos were listed in the top ten most-streamed videos from the viral TikTok trend, giving prominence to the ‘Pound the Alarm Challenge.’
Following the release of their recent English single, ‘Dynamite,’ V’s outfits from the music video were being used as trend look to a million TikTok users, leading some to copy his vibe through their video style.
Aside from the TikTok record V broke, he also fascinatedly broke two more records this month in a simple tweet. The singer posted a mirror selfie flaunting off his new hairstyle, a luxury black jacket, and the brand-new Samsung Galaxy S20. He wrote the caption “Hi Army” that led to the said tweet to break records in just hours.