V breaks records at Las Vegas 'iHeartRadio Music Festival'... 100% peak on X and Google Trends in 50 countries

Hong Kong’s major daily newspaper Oriental Daily extensively reported on the enthusiastic reactions of local and global fans to BTS member V’s stage at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival. Oriental Daily covered the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA, detailing V’s passionate performance and the atmosphere at the venue. The media featured a headline saying, ″BTS shakes Las Vegas. V’s fever is intense,″ placing a photo of V prominently and summarizing his stage as ″wind-blown flying kiss.″ According to Oriental Daily, V attracted worldwide attention by reappearing on a major music festival stage after releasing the album Arirang in March this year. Despite intense choreography, V delivered unwavering live vocals and explosive vocal power, elevating the stage atmosphere to its peak. The official Las Vegas account posted a video of V, commenting, ″Tae is lit.″ Additionally, V recorded the highest number of mentions and the best engagement rate among the members on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). On Google Trends worldwide, he achieved a 100% peak in search volume, showing the highest search volume in over 50 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.