“King V never misses”: Netizens celebrate as BTS' Taehyung’s ‘Winter Ahead’ becomes fastest jazz track to reach 400 million streams

BTS' Taehyung recently garnered much attention with his hit single Winter Ahead. The BTS idol’s song surpassed 400 million streams on Spotify, which made his song the fastest jazz track to accomplish this feat in history. In addition to this, BTS’ Taehyung also emerged as the first and only K-pop solo artists to have six songs with over 400 million streams on the music streaming platform.

Fans of V were glad to witness his new milestone with Winter Ahead, which released on November 29, 2024, in collaboration with Park Hyo-shin. As a result, his fans swamped the internet with their love and appreciation for Tae and his song.

One of them on X said: “King V never misses 6 tracks over 400M and now making jazz history too! Proud is an understatement.”

Fans rejoice as BTS' Taehyung’s Winter Ahead crosses 400 million

While some claimed no other idol is doing it like V, others said that BTS' Taehyung has chance to collect 1 billion plaque with his track.

“This is what happened when you keep releasing a skipless songs. Top tier discography. Keep streaming Taehyung discography with Winter Ahead as focus. Looking at these stats, he has the chance to collect an insane amount of 1B plaques on Spotify,” another fan stated.

“Biggest Spotify debut and fastest to 400 million for a jazz song, despite heavily promoted new releases,” commented an admirer.

“An indie collab jazz song no one is doing it like him,” another fan said.

Several fans dubbed BTS' Taehyung as jazz king, while others dubbed this new feat as incredible. Some also emphasized how the idol reached this mark without any western collabs and payola.

“Becoming the soloist with the most songs surpassing 400M streams!! Oh kinghyung, this when your music is genuinely loved. JAZZ KING V. CONGRATULATIONS TAEHYUNG,” stated a fan.

“Absolutely incredible. Congratulations Taehyung & Hyo Shin on this beautiful milestone Winter Ahead truly touched hearts worldwide. Taehyung keeps making history with every note he sings. The Jazz King reigns supreme!,” commented an admirer.

“Solo king Without payola, promo or big Western collabs JAZZ KING V#WinterAhead400Million CONGRATULATIONS TAEHYUNG. CONGRATULATIONS V AND HYOSHIN,” another fan wrote.

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