BTS member V hits record 70 million followers on Instagram
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BTS member V became the first male South Korean celebrity to amass 70 million followers on Instagram.
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SEOUL – V of K-pop boy band BTS has now amassed a total of 70 million followers on his Instagram account.
The 30-year-old singer is the first male celebrity in South Korea to achieve the feat, having set the record with 150 posts. When he opened the account in December 2021, one million users smashed the follow button in 43 minutes, with 10 million in less than five hours, both earning him Guinness World Records.
He has the second-most followers on social media among K-pop male acts, trailing only his own band, BTS.
In December, V celebrated his 30th birthday by posting a handful of photographs, including one taken with his bandmates between practice sessions at a dance studio.
“Next year, let’s spend the day with Army,” he wrote, addressing fans.
BTS are set to make a comeback in March
Their world tour will kick off in Goyang, South Korea, on April 9, followed by two more nights on April 11 and 12, before heading to Tokyo on April 17. They are set to perform four shows in Singapore on Dec 17, 19, 20 and 22. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
