BTS, the Korean boy band, has already set numerous Guinness World Records this year, and one of its members, V, set two more on Monday when his personal Instagram account became the fastest to achieve one million, then ten million, followers.
According to Guinness, V achieved one million followers on his @thv account in 43 minutes as well as ten million followers in four hours and 52 minutes.
Despite the fact that V broke the records first, most of the members—Jimin, Jungkook, RM, Suga, Jin, J-Hope, and V—now have over 20 million Instagram followers.
Guinness said that the record frequently changes hands as high-profile celebrities join the app. Taeil Moon of K-pop group NCT already hit the one million mark earlier this year, and Guinness said that the record routinely changes hands as high-profile celebrities joined the app.
Following the revelation that perhaps the group will be taking a long vacation, all seven members opened their own personal Instagram profiles on December 6.
V’s records aren’t BTS’s first this year; well with the release of their track “Butter,” the group broke five records. As per Guinness, the track set records for the most-streamed track on Spotify in the first 24 hours (11,042,335 worldwide streams) and the largest YouTube video premiere (3.9 million concurrent views). According to Billboard, “Butter” also charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Dynamite” lasted 18 weeks at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales Chart. BTS is also the most-streamed group on Spotify as well as the group with the most Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. While BTS stated they would’ve been taking a sabbatical last week, the last time they have done so, it was just for a few months.
108.2 million people. The video for “Butter” earned that many views in the very first 24 hours, breaking the Guinness World Record.
Despite having three No. 1 hits this year, BTS only received one Grammy nomination. Even though many expected “Butter” to be nominated for Track of the Year or Record of the Year, it is up for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
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