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On December 16, BTS' Taehyung showed support for his friend Park Hyo-shin by sharing his latest track, HERO, in his new Instagram story. The BTS member is a longtime friend of Park Hyo-shin, who recently collaborated with him on his recent track, Winter Ahead. Their song debuted on November 29, 2024.
Park Hyo-shin’s recent release is his first solo release in 5 years since his last song in 2019. He composed and wrote the lyrics for the song HERO, which was used as the OST for the newly released movie The Firefighters.
BTS' Taehyung and Park Hyo-shin have maintained a long-standing friendship, as demonstrated by their social media interactions. Fans appeared happy and impressed to see BTS' Taehyung support his friend. Consequently, Taehyung's admirers inundated the internet with praises for the BTS member. One commented on X:
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“Love this. He’s a true supportive friend.”
While some netizens said BTS' Taehyung shared some good music on his story, another opined that Hyo-shin is loved by V.
“When Taehyung promotes good music on his ig acc,” commented a fan.
“Taehyung came to support “his Hyoshin” he loves him so much! oh to be Tae’s friend,” stated an admirer.
“Our good boy and supportive Taebear,” commented a fan.
One said BTS' Taehyung is Hyo-shin’s “supportive best friend,” and another praised the latter’s latest song HERO.
“Supportive best friend,” wrote an admirer.
“Hero by Hyoshin is very beautiful & calming. If you need to relax after some stressful day, I definitely recommend listen to it,” stated a fan.
“His Hyoshin hyung,” commented another admirer.
Park Hyo-shin made his debut on Global Spotify with BTS' Taehyung’s Winter Ahead
On November 30, Park Hyo-shin debuted on Global Spotify with his latest duet with BTS' Taehyung. The two collaborated on a track named Winter Ahead, released on November 29.
Following its premiere, the song accumulated over 5.5 million streams on Spotify Counter in just one day. Furthermore, V’s Winter Ahead established the record for the largest jazz debut in Spotify's history, amassing 4.2 million streams. The BTS member's song surpassed the prior record set by Icelandic-Chinese musician Laufey, whose track From the Start achieved over 1.1 million streams.
On December 12, BTS’ Taehyung made headlines as his song, Winter Ahead, was ranked No. 1 on Billboard's "27 Best Winter Songs for the Season" list.
In addition to the music video, BTS’ Taehyung also dropped a Cinematic Still Version of Winter Ahead, which starred both singers. Kim Taehyung and Park Hyo-shin were having a lavish meal in the video while singing their song.
Winter Ahead is a jazz-pop composition, fusing Taehyung’s lyrical vocals with Park Hyo-shin’s profound, expressive timbre. The composition showcased a warm, winter-themed instrumental setting, incorporating saxophones, trumpets, and an arrangement of piano.
The topic focused on the solace derived from shared experiences with loved ones, with lyrics emphasizing the significance of fellowship in the face of solitude.
