BTS's Kim "V" Taehyung has become the fifth Korean soloist to surpass three million followers on the music streaming platform Spotify. The accolade comes as fans are also waiting for the K-Pop singer to release his first mixtape, which has been in the works since last year.V joins bandmates RM and J-Hope in the top five of the most followed K-Pop soloists with this accolade. In March 2021, RM joined J-Hope to become the only Korean solo artists to have more than five million followers.Also read: BTS's Butter: When and where to stream, and all you need to know about K-Pop group's new English singleFans celebrate V's achievementV's fans took to social media to congratulate the 25-year-old on his achievement. Many also noticed that V reached the milestone before releasing his solo album.Last year, the Daegu-born star's Spotify account reached 2.7 million followers after his single, "Sweet Night," from the OST for the Park Seo Jun-starrer "Itaewon Class," was released.The only other single on V's profile is the song "It's Definitely You" from the OST for "Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth." Incidentally, the singer also played the supporting role of Han Sung in the Korean TV series.Also read: Run BTS! collab with Na PD: When will it air, how to stream, and everything about special variety showin just two months kim taehyung became the only artist in the world to achieve 118 #1 on iTunes with sweet night & reached 3M followers on Spotify becoming so the 5th korean soloist to achieve this! #Taehyung3MSpotify pic.twitter.com/7NhbWxufLb— amber ⁷ ♛ tae (@btseoulove) May 3, 2021#Taehyung3MSpotify and 3 MILLION FOR V are climbing worldwide trends. Congratulations Kim Taehyung for achieving this with 2 OSTs. We truly enjoy your genius artistry ♡ pic.twitter.com/0J5yFlMvNz— V UNION Archive (@BTSV_UNION) May 3, 20215th most followed K soloist on Spotify with 2 osts. Artist with the most iTunes #1s in the worldIdol with the most viewed fancam#Taehyung3MSpotify3 MILLION FOR Vpic.twitter.com/5r3WExBZnN— ♛ (@sceneryfortae) May 3, 2021congratulations to taehyung!!! so proud of him !! 🥳🥳🥳 #Taehyung3MSpotify pic.twitter.com/TpXwMTFF2x— hourly taejin (@hourIytaejin) May 3, 2021“I want to become a singer that my fans can be proud of."Today, idol of idols, Kim Taehyung has made history by becoming the only Korean soloist to reach 3M followers on Spotify with just 2 unpromoted OSTs without releasing a mixtape.#Taehyung3MSpotifypic.twitter.com/ZbUK05KCsc— ً (@vantemusings) May 3, 2021An artist with two unpromoted OSTs did that. He became the only Korean soloist to reach 3 million followers on his Spotify page without releasing a mixtape. Kim Taehyung's power is unprecedented!#Taehyung3MSpotify #BTSV @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/qC0KYEHQre— KTH FACTS (@KTH_Facts) May 3, 2021CONGRATULATIONS KIM TAEHYUNG ON HITTING 3M FOLLOWERS IN SPOTIFY.🎉You deserve all the love in the world.✨❤️CONGRATULATIONS TAEHYUNG 👑3 MILLION FOR V👑#Taehyung3Mspotify pic.twitter.com/GGKHdjxT42— t ⁷ #BUTTER ♡ (@bts_we_are_7) May 3, 2021With what Kim Taehyung is achieving with just two unpromoted OSTs, we can't help but wonder, what'll happen when he releases his mixtape. Kim Taehyung world domination! #TAEHYUNG3MSPOTIFY #Taehyung @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/Tjmmq4M6m0— KTH FACTS (@KTH_Facts) May 3, 2021He did this without debut solo or mixtape 👑proud of him💜👑3 MILLION FOR V #TAEHYUNG3MSPOTIFY pic.twitter.com/wiGBT0PkuY— RJ🦋 (@JKKSJ9) May 3, 2021SO PROUD OF TAEHYUNG! He has now reached 3 million followers on Spotify, with only 2 osts! It’s unheard of! Can’t wait for more achievements when kth1 is released! Congratulations Kim taehyung 💜 @BTS_twt #Taehyung3MSpotify pic.twitter.com/JzBgoPir9d— nel ⁷ 🧈 (@webcorekoo) May 3, 2021KIM TAEHYUNG has surpassed 3 Million followers on Spotify 🔥!CONGRATULATIONS KIM TAEHYUNG 🎉! We are very proud of you 💜@BTS_twt iloveyou 😘🙊😆3 MILLION FOR V #TAEHYUNG3MSPOTIFY KING 👑 pic.twitter.com/b1mgn75GmN— KimTheabee 💜 BUTTER HALF OF @bts_twt (@Thet85545883) May 3, 2021artist with the most itunes #1 in the world... 5th most followed korean soloist on spotify with just 2 osts... taehyung is a literal legend hes so iconic nobody’s doing it like himCongratulations Kim Taehyung#Taehyung3MSpotify3 MILLION FOR V pic.twitter.com/x7DYuWGYxF— eva♡⁷✨💛 (@gcfvantecollab) May 3, 2021taehyung reached 3M on spotify with just two osts under his name. and sooner or later, he's going to dominate the world with his mixtape. congratulations, kim taehyung! ♥︎3 MILLION FOR V #Taehyung3MSpotify— 𖤐 (@95zip) May 3, 2021Congratulations Kim Taehyung for being the 5th Korean Soloist to achieve 3m followers on spotify 🥳 !! we will always support you no matter what happen we are so very proud of u and imagine when he finally drops kth1 😭3 MILLION FOR V#TAEHYUNG3MSPOTIFYpic.twitter.com/EEzR7w9VQx— jeya⁷ 🌟 (@sunnyxtaee) May 3, 2021I am happy for you, my love, and proud of you. I hope you will open a live broadcast to celebrate togetheCongratulations Kim Taehyung 3 MILLION FOR V #TAEHYUNG3MSPOTIFY pic.twitter.com/0Ig1YvuMjU— fatima🧈 (@fatima5_2003) May 3, 2021Fans await "KTH1" mixtapeWith the latest achievement, fans will be more eager for the release of V's mixtape, which has been teased since last year. The mixtape has yet to have an official name, though it is unofficially called "KTH1" by fans.In the past, the BTS member has released video clips teasing singles from the upcoming mixtape. He once released a sneak peek of his song on Twitter, only to delete it within a few hours. In May 2020, the singer officially confirmed that he was working on a mixtape.Last month, the singer took to BTS's Twitter account to once again share an audio clip of him singing a song, captioning it, "sleep." The lullaby-like song raised fan's expectations for his mixtape to be released soon.Also read: BTS fans celebrate as the auction of Jimin's unwashed Hanbok called offsleep💤 pic.twitter.com/OGGopt2qAA— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 20, 2021The lyrics of the song go:"I see the clouds outside are still walking in the sky / And the ruffling of my bed covers / Slowly, slowly fades away / Slowly, slowly the night fades away."During a behind-the-scenes interview released earlier this year, Suga interviewed the singer, discussing the latter's upcoming mixtape. Taehyung said that he worked on 13 tracks but has to narrow the selection down to eight tracks and then choose a title track from the narrowed down list.The artist also said that even though the release date was postponed, he wanted to release his mixtape soon.