BTS fame Kim Taehyung (who goes by the stage name V) is back at it! The Korean pop star has become the first Asian celeb to have four Instagram posts that have more than 17 million likes. What more? Teahyung and his six bandmates joined Instagram only last December, while other celebrities have been on the platform for years.
Taehyung along with football stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and singer Billie Eilish are the only celebs who have four posts with 17 million likes on the photo and video sharing social media platform.
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World Music Awards announced the news on Twitter and wrote, "In just one month, #BTS's #V joins #BillieEilish, #CristianoRonaldo & #LionelMessi as the only 4 people in the World with at least 4 posts with over 17 MILLION likes on Instagram!"
In just one month, #BTS's #V joins #BillieEilish, #CristianoRonaldo & #LionelMessi as the only 4 people in the World with at least 4 posts with over 17 MILLION likes on Instagram!https://t.co/voIKiI1GUN pic.twitter.com/e9ZR5CVAsz
— World Music Awards (@WORLDMUSICAWARD) January 14, 2022
Well, this is not the first social media record that V has broken. He became the fastest person to gain one million Instagram followers in just 43 minutes as he launched his account on December 6 last year.