{"id":86940,"date":"2025-08-01T06:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T10:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=86940"},"modified":"2025-08-30T06:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T10:17:00","slug":"kim-taehyung-solidified-his-global-appeal-once-again-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/kim-taehyung-solidified-his-global-appeal-once-again-2\/86940\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Taehyung solidified his global appeal once again"},"content":{"rendered":"

K-pop has been taking the world by storm for years, and groups like BTS are living proof that the music goes way beyond South Korea and resonates with people everywhere. Big names across the globe have acknowledged how much influence these artists have, and recently, there\u2019s been another reminder of just how far their reach extends. BTS member V\u2019s solo track \u201cFRI(END)S\u201d made its way into Season 3 of the popular Prime Video teen romance series The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The show released the first two episodes of its third season on July 16, and sharp-eared fans quickly caught on when V\u2019s song started playing in the very first episode. It wasn\u2019t just any background tune either\u2014it was played during a tender moment between Steven, played by Sean Kaufman, and Taylor, played by Rain Spencer. Fans immediately recognized the track and were thrilled to see it featured so prominently.<\/p>\n

The placement of the song felt especially fitting because Steven and Taylor\u2019s storyline is about childhood friends realizing their connection may be something more than just friendship. That perfectly mirrors the emotions in \u201cFRI(END)S,\u201d an R&B track where V explores the fine line between being close friends and falling into something romantic. Viewers felt the match was spot on, and many shared that it elevated the entire scene, making it feel even more heartfelt.<\/p>\n

Fans rushed online to celebrate, with one person commenting that the moment and the song felt like they were made for each other. Supporters were overjoyed to see V\u2019s work gaining recognition on such a global platform. At the same time, some were frustrated with BTS\u2019s management company, HYBE, for not highlighting the achievement enough, pointing out that moments like this don\u2019t happen every day and should have been promoted more.<\/p>\n

Even so, fans remain confident that the BTS ARMY will carry the torch and spread the word themselves. Many said that V is lucky to have such a loyal and passionate fanbase that always rallies behind him. The love for V continues to shine through, proving once again how deeply his music connects with people everywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

K-pop has been taking the world by storm for years, and groups like BTS are living proof that the music\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":86941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[30192],"class_list":["post-86940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-kim-taehyung"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}