BTS Taehyung’s OST for Itaewon Class ‘Sweet Night’ is now the most streamed Korean OST on Spotify

A still of BTS Idol Taehyung (Image via BTS.bighit/Instagram)

BTS member V aka Taehyung's song Sweet Night has brought more laurel to the band and the idol. The song featured in V's close friend Park Seo-joon's show Itaewon Class. The song was one of the most streamed Korean OST in 2020 and has upheld the record in 2021 from the looks of it as well.

According to reports, another feather was added to the talented Taehyung's cap. Sweet Night recently became the most streamed Korean OST of all time. The song premiered on March 13, 2020 and was used in very important parts of the show, especially moments shared between the lead couple. The record for the most streamed OST was previously held by the song Stay With Me.

Taehyung's other milestones achieved through Sweet Night

This is not the first milestone that the K-Pop idol achieved with his OST for Itaewon Class. It set many records on the year that the song was released as well.

In addition to closing 2020 as the most streamed Korean OST of the year, the song also reached the number one spot on iTunes in 118 countries. Sweet Night was the first Korean song to ever achieve this feat. It was also the first OST to reach the number one position on the Melon Charts.

The song had the most unique listeners in the first hour after the release of the song by a Korean soloist. Additionally, Sweet Night was the first OST to reach #1 in the iTunes song charts in both the UK and the US. This was also the highest OST on the Oricon Daily Digital Singles chart.

It should be noted that the song does not have a separate music video and neither were there any official teasers or promos to market the song. It was mainly featured on the show itself before the OST was released on official streaming websites.

Fans celebrate Taehyung's win with hashtag #SNMostStreamedKOST

Fans expressed that they were very proud of the idol for achieving such an incredible feat. Many pointed out that it was truly remarkable for the song to obtain this much popularity without any marketing.

Many fans also explained that before the visuals, they fell in love with Taehyung's voice. The song is a melody with a soothing theme. Fans should definitely look forward to this incredible song possibly breaking even more records in the future.