“Collecting billions like it’s pocket change”: Netizens react as BTS becomes first K-pop act to have 5 songs reach 1 billion streams on Spotify

BTS becomes first K-pop act to have 5 songs reach 1 billion streams on Spotify
BTS becomes first K-pop act to have 5 songs reach 1 billion streams on Spotify (Image via BIGHIT)

BTS achieved yet another milestone with their popular track Fake Love. The septet became the first K-pop act/artists to have five songs surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify. Fake Love is the latest entry to their previous list of four.

All tracks to cross the one billion mark are:

  • Dynamite
  • My Universe
  • Boy With Luv
  • Butter
  • Fake Love [NEW]

Fans of BTS were overjoyed to witness the new achievement of their favorite group. As a result, they inundated the internet with their praises for the band and their track. One of them on X said:

“collecting billions like it’s pocket change”

Fans praise BTS for Fake Love’s new feat

Several fans gave their reactions to the boy band’s new accomplishment. While some hailed them as living legends, others said that they brought K-pop into the global mainstream.

“That’s huge BTS keep setting records that no other Kpop group has touched on Spotify their dominance shows how far they’ve taken Korean music into the global mainstream,” a fan said.
“LIVING LEGENDS,” commented another fan.
“Reality and truth!! So much better than fan made fic!! Congratulations,” wrote an admirer.
“my dearest fake love song with which I met them and it will always have a place in my heart I love you my best gift from koomple,” stated an admirer.

Some fans called Fake Love as their dearest song, while others emphasized how the K-pop group marked a new achievement without payola or radio support. Another fan said that Fake Love deserved it.

“BTS did that afger 5 years debut, with korean song, no payola and no radio support. Congratulations.,” said another fan.
“Ohhh fake love the legend that you are. DESERVED,” commented an admirer.
“and that’s not even including the individual ones our boys are such legends,” wrote a fan.

Fake Love belongs to the 2018 album

The record-breaking song of the boy band came out in 2018 as part of their album LOVE YOURSELF ‘TEAR,’ which was released in May 2018.

BIGHIT mentioned the song in the following words:

“BTS releases third studio album LOVE YOURSELF 轉‘TEAR’. Fake love inevitably leads to loss and separation, For true love can only begin when you learn to love yourself.” BIGHIT stated.

Here’s the complete tracklist of their album:

  • Intro: Singularity 3’14”
  • FAKE LOVE 4’02”
  • The Truth Untold (Feat. Steve Aoki) 4’02”
  • 134340 3’49”
  • Paradise 3’30”
  • Love Maze 3’40”
  • Magic Shop 4’36”
  • Airplane pt.2 3’39”
  • Anpanman 3’54”
  • So What 4’44”
  • Outro: Tear 4’45”

In related news, the septet is currently in the US working on their comeback album, which is likely to drop in 2026.


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Edited by Sroban Ghosh