BTS's V has reached a new milestone with his song 'Christmas Tree,' which now has over 405 million streams on Spotify. This makes it the most-streamed K-OST on the platform.
'Christmas Tree,' an OST for the drama 'Our Beloved Summer,' hit this impressive number on July 22 (KST). V's self-composed song 'Sweet Night' is the second most-streamed K-OST on Spotify, showing his strong presence in the OST category.
V now holds both the first and second spots for the most-streamed K-OSTs on Spotify, highlighting his influence.
Since its release, 'Christmas Tree' has touched listeners with V's emotional vocals. The song was featured in key romantic scenes of the drama, adding to its impact.
'Christmas Tree' was the first K-OST to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, debuting at number 55 on the 'Holiday Hot 100' chart. It also topped the US Digital Song Sales chart and Billboard's 'Holiday Digital Song Sales' chart.
V is the first Korean artist to achieve this, especially during the competitive holiday season without a physical album release.
'Christmas Tree' also topped the iTunes 'Top Songs' chart in 100 countries. V now has eight songs that have reached number one on iTunes 'Top Songs' chart in over 100 countries, showing his global influence.
The American magazine 'Elite Daily' named 'Christmas Tree' one of the 24 new Christmas classics released after Y2K. The British media outlet 'Edinburgh Live' reported that the most selected song on Spotify's Christmas playlist was not Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You,' but V's 'Christmas Tree.'
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