BTS’ V dominated the charts with a wintery vibe even in the summer.His collaboration song ‘Winter Ahead’ with Park Hyo-shin set another record by surpassing 300 million streams on Spotify.

Released on November 29th last year, this song has a midwinter feel to it, but even at this moment, it is constantly being played on the playlists of fans all over the world.With this song, V set a record of 300 million consecutive streams for his 7th solo song.

‘Winter Ahead’ received a hot response when it entered the US Billboard main single chart ‘Hot 100’ at 99th place at the time of its release, and reached 1st place on the ‘Holiday Digital Song Sales’ chart and 62nd place on the ‘Holiday Top 100’ chart.But what’s surprising is that its popularity did not wane even though the season changed.It’s not for nothing that fans say it feels cooler than the air conditioning.

V is the only K-pop artist to have three songs enter the ‘Holiday Top 100’ with ‘Christmas Tree’, ‘White Christmas’, and ‘Winter Ahead’.All three songs topped the ‘Holiday Digital Song Sales’ chart.Rather than being a ‘winter-specialized’ artist, he can be called an all-season emotional craftsman.

The music video is also continuing its steady popularity.It has swept various records such as #1 on YouTube’s ‘Music Video Trending Worldwide’ and #1 on Tidal’s ‘Global Top Videos’ chart for the longest period of time, creating a snowy atmosphere even in the summer.”Raise your hand if you’re listening to this song in July!” The comment section is full of fans like this.

Billboard selected ‘Winter Ahead’ as one of the ‘27 Best Winter Songs for the Season’ and praised it, saying, “The two’s harmony is delicate like fresh snowflakes.” They added, “This song has a shelf life that goes beyond December 25,” acknowledging that it is a ‘song that transcends the seasons’ rather than a simple seasonal song.

By being selected as the number 1 song for ‘Fans’ Favorite Song of 2024 ‘, V once again proved his presence as an artist with both emotion and popularity.V’s voice warms a corner of the heart even on a summer night.Although it is summer, ‘Winter Ahead’ is still flowing in the hearts of fans.
“V, who has emotions in all four seasons, is a man who makes you feel like it’s winter even in summer.”


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