BTS Star V's Love Me Again Music Video Surpasses 100 Million Views On YouTube

Despite being on a military hiatus, BTS’ Kim Taehyung, popularly known as V, continues to be in the headlines. The idol’s music video for the song Love Me Again has just exceeded 100 million views on YouTube. This record marks the third time one of his music videos has reached this milestone, following his songs Winter Bear and Sweet Night. Released on August 3 this year, Love Me Again was the first single from his solo album Layover. The song crossed the 100 million mark within 11 months and 24 days of its official release. It had served as a pre-release track for the album, which came out two weeks later, on September 8, 2023.

In a Rolling Stone interview earlier, Kim Taehyung had talked about the song in detail. “The song Love Me Again is about reminiscing and wanting to return to the past. I think those ideas are reflected in the music video as well," he said.

The music video, filmed in the stunning caves of Mallorca, Spain, has also been lauded for its simplicity, which highlights Taehyung’s expressive performance and distinctive voice, according to K Entertainment.

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Upon its release on August 10, 2023, the track had garnered over 1 million views on YouTube within just 7 minutes. It quickly rose to the top of Billboard’s Hot Trending charts by August 15 and won Billboard’s ‘This Week’s Favorite New Music’ with 97% of the fan vote.

Love Me Again debuted on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charted at No. 6 on August 24, 2023, and sold over 19,000 CD units. It also entered the Billboard Global 200 chart at No. 12. On August 22, the song debuted at No. 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart. It spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.

At present, Taehyung is serving in the South Korean military. He officially enlisted on December 11, 2023, and is expected to be discharged from his duties during the first half of 2025.