V has solidified his place in music history by achieving an incredible feat during the most competitive season of the year. Releasing two singles back-to-back in December, Winter Ahead and White Christmas V conquered the Billboard charts while fulfilling his lifelong dream of making jazz music and collaborating with his idol Bing Crosby.
Both songs debuted on the Hot 100 chart, with Winter Ahead landing at #99 and White Christmassecuring an impressive #93 With these entries V has become the Korean act with the most Billboard Hot 100 entries this year! The tracks also charted on the Billboard Holiday Charts joining V’s earlier hit Christmas Tree as the only songs by a K-pop artist in history to do so.
Additionally V became only the second act this decade after Mariah Carey to top the Holiday Digital Song Sales chart with three different songs.
- Winter Ahead became the biggest debut for a Jazz song ever.
- White Christmas became the biggest debut for a Christmas song ever.
- Both singles topped Billboard Digital Song Sales and Billboard Holiday Digital Song Sales charts with V replacing himself on both rankings.
- Both singles debuted on Billboard Holiday charts at #62 and #65 the only songs by a kpop artist after Christmas Tree.
This extraordinary achievement showcases V’s unmatched power and proves his dominance in the hardest season of the year Through his artistry and passion V not only fulfilled his dream but also created a historic moment in music history.
