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24-05-2025
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BTS' RM Dominates Shark Awards 2025 Night With Four Big Wins
Last Updated: RM won three awards for his single Lost from Right Place, Wrong Person and another one for his song Neva Play with Megan Thee Stallion. Even while serving in the military, BTS' leader Kim Namjoon, aka RM, continues to make it to the headlines for one reason or another. After making history by becoming the only K-pop soloist with the most number of songs on the Billboard charts, the 30-year-old singer and rapper witnessed a sweeping victory at the 2025 Shark Music Video Awards. The award ceremony, held on Friday, May 23, celebrates the best in music video production each year. It is organised by The Shark Awards, a creative festival that honours excellence in advertising, design, short films, and more. At this year's event, RM didn't just win one or two, he took home an impressive four awards. He won Best Music Video (Grand Prix), Best R&B/Soul Video, and Best Direction for his track Lost!, a standout single from his second solo album, Right Place, Wrong Person. Additionally, he clinched the Best Animation award for Neva Play, his collaborative single with American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. The track also serves as the lead single from the album, Megan: Act II. Just months after RM enlisted in the military, he released his second album, Right Place, Wrong Person, on May 24, 2024. Containing 11 songs, Come Back To Me is the lead single of his album. Through this album, RM was all about feeling out of place. A documentary titled RM: Right People, Wrong Place also documented the making of his second album. Meanwhile, he released Neva Play with Megan Thee Stallion in September last year. Congratulation to RM for winning 4 awards at the 2024 Shark Music Video Awards.🏆Best Music Video (Grand Prix) : LOST!🏆Best Animation : Neva Play🏆Best Direction : LOST!🏆Best R&B / Soul Video : LOST! — BTS Charts & Awards (@btschartmaster) May 23, 2025 Immediately, his fans took to social media to express their happiness at RM receiving awards for his music. While some thought that the K-pop idol 'deserved" the honours, others congratulated him. One fan said, 'RM's art is truly timeless. One year later, and Right Place Wrong Person is still bagging international awards. Congratulations RM" RM's art is truly timeless. One year later and Right place wrong person is still bagging international award. Congratulations RM 🥹💜 — Anthonia⁷ Echo era 🎸 (@darkflame_2013) May 23, 2025 Another added, 'Absolutely obsessed with how LOST! has won *another* award every time I log onto this app. Truly a masterpiece. Congrats, Namjoon and team RPWP." Absolutely obsessed with how LOST! has won *another* award every time I log onto this app. Truly a masterpiece👏👏👏👏 congrats Namjoon and team rpwp🥰💜💜 #rpwp @BTS_twt #TeamRM — allie (@sillyputty1504) May 23, 2025 'Amazing, amazing! Huge congratulations! Europe and European critics are eating up our Joonie! CONGRATULATIONS RM," said a different fan. Amazing, amazing! Huge congratulations! Europe and European critics are eating up our Joonie! 💜🎉CONGRATULATIONS RM CONGRATULATIONS TEAM RM CONGRATULATIONS MEGJOON #2025SharkMusicVideoAwards2517787 — Flower Field (@wildflower43563) May 23, 2025 As for RM, the BTS leader is nearing the end of his military service, along with fellow members Suga, Jimin, V and Jungkook. With Jin and J-Hope already discharged, the full septet is reportedly set to reunite by June this year. First Published:
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23-05-2025
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BTS' V's Slow Dancing Becomes 3rd Solo To Cross 500 Million Spotify Streams
Last Updated: After Love Me Again and FRI(END)S, V's Slow Dancing has crossed 500 million streams on Spotify. In another remarkable musical milestone, BTS' V, aka Kim Taehyung, has become the first K-pop soloist to have multiple songs surpass 500 million streams on Spotify. This achievement was highlighted by the title track from his 2023 debut solo album Layover, which was released in 2023. The song in question is Slow Dancing, which was dropped alongside other hit tracks like Love Me Again (1 billion streams) and FRI(END)S (500 million streams). Additional tracks from the album, including Rainy Days, Blue, For Us, and the Slow Dancing piano version, have also contributed to his streaming success. As per the music streaming platform, V's Slow Dancing surpassed the cumulative streams earlier this month, becoming his third solo track to achieve the same. Earlier, Love Me Again and FRI(END)S reached the milestone, with the former now having over 1 billion streams. V's "Slow Dancing" has surpassed 500 million streams on Spotify. — BTS Charts & Awards (@btschartmaster) May 22, 2025 As soon as the news came out, it instantly sent fans into a celebratory mood as many reshared the same and cheered for the idol. One wrote, 'CONGRATULATIONS to KIM TAEHYUNG for being the FIRST and ONLY K-Pop Soloist to have 3 SOLO songs surpassing 500M streams! LAYOVER is the FIRST and ONLY Korean Album to have multiple SOLO songs surpassing 500M streams. #SlowDancing500Million HALF A BILLION FOR SLOW DANCING," while another added, 'Kim Taehyung and his beautiful artistry, cheers to KIM TAEHYUNG for being the FIRST and ONLY K-Pop Soloist to have 3 SOLO songs surpassing 500M streams!" A user shared a short clip from the Slow Dancing music video and added, 'And if I say 500 million is still not enough for slow dancing because this song is a timeless masterpiece." Based on the 1970s soul sound, Slow Dancing—a pop R&B genre—features jazz elements, captivating listeners with V's romantic and relaxed vocals. Following its release in September 2023, the song made it to the 51st position on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the 24th position on the UK Official Singles Chart. It is worth mentioning that the BTS star already has 12 solo songs with more than 100 million streams on Spotify. Prior to Slow Dancing, FRI(END)S also surpassed 500 million streams. Another R&B track, it captivated audiences with the idol's heartfelt lyrics and signature soulful vocals. The figures come on the heels of V's back-to-back achievements, including winning K-pop Solo Trend of the Year at the 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards alongside Best K-pop Solo Artist and Best Fans Award at the Top 50 Music Awards 2025. First Published:
