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On November 25, BTS' Taehyung shared a few stories on his Instagram account following the release of the first teaser for his upcoming track Winter Ahead on November 24. The Winter Bear vocalist shared an Instagram story mentioning "I hope it snows" in the captions with the teaser in the backdrop.
Following this, he shared another story with the snow filter with the same backdrop. The story indicated that BTS' Taehyung longed for it to snow, thus he used a snow filter.
The creative concept of incorporating a story and putting on a snow filter captivated his audience. As a result, BTS' Taehyung's fans swarmed the internet with appreciation for the idol, describing his Instagram story as amazing. Echoing this sentiment, one X user stated:
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“Taehyung always knows how to melt our hearts with his adorable posts! His IG story was just magical!”
Many other responses to the BTS member's latest Instagram story were recorded online. While some called his stories cute, others manifested snowfall in South Korea.
“NOOOOO TAEHYUNG IS SO CUTEEE, IN FIRST SS HE WISHES ‘IT WAS SNOWING’ AND THEN ADD A SNOW EFFECT ON HIS NEW IG STORY WITH WINTER AHEAD ON BIG SCREEN,” commented a fan.
“whens it gonna snow in korea my baby wants snow he better get snow,” stated another fan.
“OH SO WE THOUGHT THE SAME THAT IT WOULD LOOK PRETTY WITH SNOW FALLING DOWN,” wrote an admirer.
Some called his gesture ‘cute,’ while others referred to him as ‘certified romantic.’
“Our sweet brave Tae Tae came hoooome toooo our Winter Ahead will be home soon, curious! Super looking forward to listen our beautiful Hope our Tae Tae's wishes all come true! Stay warm, miss yoou! (Be safe and well)with yoou, together!,” stated a fan.
“he’s so cute!!! i’ve been gigling for a few minutes after i saw it my winter king - he’s very imaginative and artistic! Love it,” wrote an admirer.
“manifesting snow in South Korea,” commented another X user.
“My baby is a certified romantic,” a fan wrote.
BTS' Taehyung’s Winter Ahead MV teaser became the most viewed teaser by a Korean soloist in 2024
BTS member Kim Tae-hyung’s Winter Ahead official teaser was released on November 24, 2024. It was dropped via HYBE Labels’ YouTube channel and within 24 hours of its release, Winter Ahead’s MV teaser garnered over 2.22 million views on YouTube and 588K likes.
Consequently, this music video teaser became the most viewed as well as most liked teaser by a Korean soloist in 2024. It also turned out to be the third most viewed teaser by a K-pop act in 2024.
The inaugural teaser for BTS' Taehyung's next single Winter Ahead featured a collaboration with Park Hyo-shin. The teaser, which lasted around 1 minute and 23 seconds, wowed audiences with its visualizations, symbolism, and parallels to Greek mythology. Fans compared the narrative of Pygmalion to moments in the teaser as Taehyung engaged with a sculpture in the video.
BTS' Taehyung’s single Winter Ahead with Park Hyo-shin is set to be released debut on November 29, 2024, at 2 PM KST.
