On the 30th of December, every corner of the world lit up in celebration of BTS’s superstar V. While the fans left no stone unturned in gifting him a memorable birthday through numerous large-scale projects and more, celebrities and verified accounts worldwide also shared their affection for the star.

V, who is widely recognized as a favorite of hundreds of celebrities worldwide received incredible covers of his solo songs on his birthday. Most notably, a cover of his latest single “Snow Flower” featuring Peakboy by Jo Su-mi, a South Korean Grammy-award winning Soprano was widely covered on the news. In addition, a beautiful choreography video of “Winter Bear” by a dance school in India received major love from the fans as well.

Moreover, Broadway legend Lea Salonga tweeted a heartwarming message thanking V for “his music, honesty, candor, and sincerity” while fellow Filippino superstar, Jed Madela shared a video of him celebrating V’s birthday. Furthermore, Audi Marissa, a popular Indonesian actress professed her admiration through several videos on her Instagram, and TikTok and American artist Alaina Castillo greeted him with a sweet video.

In hand in hand with the stars, widely-known photographers such as the British-Canadian artist Callum Snape and Ante Badzim from Australia greeted V on his birthday as well.

Journalists from different corners of the world also shared beautiful memories and messages for the star. Malaysian TV reporter Hani Fadzil posted an edited photo of herself and V while George Pennacchio from the renowned channel ABC Network shared a sweet video dedicated to him. Laura Marano, who interviewed BTS in 2017, noted V as “lovely, respectful and kind” while Liam McEwan, another interviewer tweeted a cute compilation video.

Dr. Tedros, the Director-General of the World Health Organization took to Twitter to greet V as well. The head of Social Media at WHO, Sari Griberg also shared a thread noting him as a role model.

Aside from the celebrities, journalists, and photographers worldwide, V received an abundance of love from verified accounts on Twitter as well. Widely-known news and chart update accounts, official pages of brands, magazines, accounts dedicated to other artists, and more filled up Twitter with adoration for V.

Meanwhile, with over five million tweets, #HappyVDay set a new record for Korean idols as the most-tweeted hashtag in under twenty-four hours. V’s birthday live stream also became the most-watched live in real-time on Vlive with over twelve million viewers tuning in from all over the world.