Published 20:16 IST, May 25th 2020

BTS member V breaks 'Gangnam Style's' eight year record with his new single 'Sweet Night'

BTS member V's latest single, 'Sweet Night', finally breaks 'Gangnam Style's' eight-year-long record by becoming the number one song on Itunes' music chart.

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BTS band member V has just broken a long-standing world record. wadays, all BTS members, including V, are showing off ir solo music skills by making tracks for Korean drama shows. V's lastest Korean drama Original Soundtrack (OST) for Park Seo Joon’s new show, Itaewon Class, has w broken a record that was set by PSY's Gangnam Style eight years ago. 

BTS' V breaks a longstanding record that was set by PSY's Gangnam Style

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BTS' V, real name Kim Taehyung, recently released a new solo track for Park Seo Joon’s Itaewon Class. OST, titled Sweet Night, is completely sung in English. In fact, song is trending on social media right w, as it is very first song by BTS' V that is completely sung in English. Moreover, BTS' V just beat a longstanding record that was set by PSY. 

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Eight years ago, PSY's Gangnam Style was first Korean single to top iTunes' music charts. w, Sweet Night has finally beaten Gangnam Style's record and is second Korean single to feature at top of Itunes' music charts. Moreover, Sweet Night is first Korean solo track song to have 88 Number ones on iTunes chart.

Sweet Night was produced by BTS's V and Hiss ise. song featured in Park Seo Joon’s new show, Itaewon Class.  show follows story of ex-convict Park Sae-ro-yi, who gets expelled from his school after he punches a bully in face. Moreover, he also loses his far in an accident. After his expulsion,  Park Sae-ro-yi decides to follow in his far's footsteps and run his bar-restaurant DanBam (Sweet Night).

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This is t first time that BTS's V has worked with Park Seo Joon. In fact, V made his acting debut in Park Seo Joon’s Hwarang back in 2016. two are even close friends and have formed a group of ir own, called Wooga Squad. BTS's V even sung OST for Hwarang, titled It’s Definitely You. However, that song was a collaboration between V and fellow BTS member Jin. 

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Meanwhile, BTS' latest album, Map Of Soul: 7, was a massive success. V and his fellow band members are w working on ir next album. Moreover, band is also releasing ir next Japanese album in July of 2020. 

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20:16 IST, May 25th 2020