
Japanese music duo YOASOBI and veteran Japanese singer-songwriter Koji Tamaki found themselves unexpectedly trending after BTS V's recent social media updates.
On February 20 KST, Kim Taehyung hopped onto Weverse to have a little chat with his fans and answer a few questions.
When asked if he knew YOASOBI, Taehyung shared that he listens to them.
[V🌟 on Weverse]
— Taehyung India⁷⁹ʰᵒᵗ¹⁰⁰🎄by V •◡• (@Taehyung_india_) February 20, 2022
OP: Do you know YOASOBI?There are only good songs, so listen to them.
🐯 I'm listening
YAOSOBI is a very popular Japanese music duo pic.twitter.com/bK9VBG7Cnj
YOASOBI is a famous Japanese music duo, composed of Vocaloid producer and songwriter Ayase, and singer-songwriter Lilas Ikuta, performing under the stage name Ikura. The duo uses the slogan "novel into music'" to represent themselves.

The Japanese duo was surprised to learn they were a hot topic on Twitter and found out it was because Taehyung had mentioned that he listens to them.
不意のトレンド!と思ったらBTSのVさんがYOASOBIを聴いてくださっているとのこと!감사합니다🍩
— YOASOBI (@YOASOBI_staff) February 20, 2022
YOASOBIを聴いてますかと質問してくださった方にも大いなる感謝を🙇♂️
最新曲「ミスター」もぜひ🤖
♪최신곡 「Mister」https://t.co/YjQRK3ljST pic.twitter.com/Fk07ZZJoyD
Ayase, the songwriter of the duo, affectionately referred to Taehyung as 'Tete' to express gratitude to him for being a fan of the duo. Ikura, the singer-songwriter of the duo, also shared her excitement on her Instagram.
テテ…🥺🥺🥺❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
— Ayase (@Ayase_0404) February 20, 2022
Taehyung also brought up Tamaki Kouji in response to a fan query about his current favorite Japanese artist.
[V🌟 on Weverse]
— Taehyung India⁷⁹ʰᵒᵗ¹⁰⁰🎄by V •◡• (@Taehyung_india_) February 20, 2022
OP: Taehyung, is there a Japanese artist that you like these days?
I went to Miura Daichi's concert yesterday♥️
🐯Tamaki Kouji (written in Hiragana)
Tamaki Kouji- Widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese vocalists,is Japanese singer-songwriter and actor. pic.twitter.com/faMMdGZlMb
Koji Tamaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor. He has been well known as the frontman of the rock band Anzen Chitai. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese vocalists and has received much critical acclaim.

Taehyung's post made Koji Tamaki quickly trend to #1 on Yahoo Japan and on Twitter. His band's official account thanked Taehyung for the acknowledgment.
Anzen Chitai official account of which Tamaki Kouji is member & vocalist posted Thanking Taehyung for mentioning Tamaki Kouji as his fav Japanese artist & also leading to trending. https://t.co/o3Rv2ynql0
— Taehyung India⁷⁹ʰᵒᵗ¹⁰⁰🎄by V •◡• (@Taehyung_india_) February 20, 2022
Tamaki koji trended #1 on yahoo japan after taehyung recommended it on weverse 🔥 his impact pic.twitter.com/sDgZYRkkEx
— THV🎄 (@Taehyungimpact) February 20, 2022
Taehyung ended his update by expressing his desire to visit Japan, and fans couldn't be happier. As the most popular K-pop idol in Japan, Taehyung's return to the country is highly anticipated.
[V🌟 on Weverse]
— Taehyung India⁷⁹ʰᵒᵗ¹⁰⁰🎄by V •◡• (@Taehyung_india_) February 20, 2022
OP: Taehyung, come to Japan
🐯 I want to go ☺️
[#Taehyung| #BTSV | #뷔 | #방탄소년단뷔] pic.twitter.com/MQXrN1ZKAo
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