V has now become the fastest Korean male solo artist to reach 20 million streams with his OST, "Christmas Tree."
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BTS V Becomes the Fastest Korean Male Solo Artist to Hit 20 Million Streams with 'Christmas Tree' on Spotify
On January 12, it was reported that BTS member V's official soundtrack (OST) "Christmas Tree" for the SBS drama "Our Beloved Summer," has hit a new milestone on the world's largest music platform, Spotify.
According to reports, "Christmas Tree," which is the main OST for the drama, has recently hit 20 million streams on the platform just 18 days after the song's release back on December 24.
In addition, this also marks the fastest record for a song by a Korean male solo artist to reach the milestone, also making V the fastest Korean male solo artist to do so.
Meanwhile, "Christmas Tree" became the most successful OST released in 2021, with the song entering and topping several domestic and foreign music charts around the world.
In particular, "Christmas Tree" debuted at No. 1 on Spotify's Global Top Songs weekly chart, having the highest ranking among OSTs released by Korean solo artists on the platform.
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In addition, the song also became the first Korean OST to top Spotify's Top Songs Debut Global chart.
More notably, the instrumental version of "Christmas Tree" also ranked at No. 10 on the same chart, making V hold the record for having two songs within the Top 10 songs on Spotify.
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It also charted at No. 4 on Spotify's Top Songs Debut in the United States, proving the song's popularity - especially for an OST.
According to Spotify, "Christmas Tree" recorded 1.46 million streams on the first day of its release, making it have the highest debut record for a Korean OST.
Since then, it has surpassed five million and 10 million in no time, and recorded 10,515,400 streams by the end of the first week.
As of this writing, "Christmas Tree" currently has 22.05 million streams on Spotify.
BTS V's 'Christmas Tree' Dethrones Mariah Carey on iTunes
Aside from Spotify, "Christmas Tree" also saw success over on iTunes.
In fact, V became the only Korean solo artist to debut at No. 1 on iTunes US with two of his solo songs, becoming No. 1 in the United States and Europe, and iTunes Worldwide.
This also means that V dethroned Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" from its top spot, with the singer known to be the queen of Christmas songs.
Meanwhile, this is the third OST sung by V, with his first being "It's Definitely You" with fellow member Jin for his acting debut drama "Hwarang," and followed by "Sweet Night" for "Itaewon Class."
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Written by Robyn Joan
