BTS' Taehyung's 'Love Me Again' becomes the first and only B-side song by a K-Artist to surpass 900M streams on Spotify

BTS' Taehyung has achieved an impressive milestone with his solo track Love Me Again, which surpassed 900 million streams on Spotify as of October 28, 2024. This achievement is particularly notable as it marks the first solo track by V to reach this milestone and makes it the only B-side song by a K-pop artist to do so.

Additionally, Love Me Again ranks as the second-fastest Korean song to hit 900 million streams on the platform. Fans are celebrating V's achievement and rallying to keep the momentum going, actively streaming Love Me Again in hopes of pushing it past the 1 billion mark soon.

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Taehyung's Love Me Again is now close to the 1 billion mark on Spotify

On August 9, 2023, BTS’ Kim Taehyung unveiled his track Love Me Again as part of his debut solo album Layover. This track marked a pivotal step in V’s solo career, showcasing a sultry, R&B-inspired sound that highlights his deep vocal range. Fans and listeners praised the song for its evocative style.

Love Me Again debuted with significant success across major platforms. On YouTube, the official music video garnered over 10 million views within hours of its release, quickly establishing itself as the fastest music video by a male artist in 2023 to reach 2 million views. It has since crossed the 100 million view mark on YouTube.

On Spotify, Love Me Again has achieved remarkable achievements, amassing over 900 million streams by October 28, 2024. This accomplishment makes it Taehyung's first solo track to reach such numbers.

Additionally, the song became the second-fastest Korean song to achieve 900 million streams on Spotify, surpassing BTS’ My Universe (which took 509 days to reach this milestone) in just 444 days. In October 2024, the song entered Spotify’s list of the Top 1000 most-streamed songs in the platform's history.

The song has significantly contributed to the success of the Layover album. It has now become the third album by a K-pop soloist to cross 2 billion streams on Spotify.

In August 2024, Love Me Again became the first song by a K-pop solo artist to spend a full year on Spotify’s global chart. Additionally, it has seen chart-topping success worldwide, achieving V’s seventh #1 as a solo artist on the UK iTunes Singles Chart.

Taehyung's Layover and its standout track, Love Me Again, continue to resonate with audiences globally, with fans eagerly streaming the track in hopes of reaching the next major milestone: 1 billion streams on Spotify.