South Korean boyband NCT’s Taeil Moon has broken the Guinness World Record of ‘fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram’. The K-pop artist managed to garner 1 million followers within one hour and 45 minutes, soon after his first post on the platform. 

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Taeil Moon joined Instagram by the username ‘mo.on_air’ on July 6, 2021. The NTC member uploaded his first post on July 7, 2021, and broke the internet. 

Taking to Twitter on July 13, 2021, Guinness World Records tweeted, “Congratulations to @NCTsmtown’s TAEIL MOON who’s set a new record for the fastest time to reach 1M followers on @instagram just one hour and 45 mins! #NCT #NCTU.”

While his fans were super excited and couldn’t stop gushing about him, Taeil Moon thanked them for showering him with so much love and said in a statement, “Thank you to all the fans! I was so surprised when I heard the news! I never imagined myself becoming a Guinness World Records title holder, and am truly grateful for all the love and support. I would not be here without my members and our NCTzens. I’ll try my best to connect and communicate even more through socials. I love you all! – TAEIL MOON.” 

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Taeil Moon’s account has over 1.9 million followers at present, with 5 posts on his feed. The artist only follows 7 people, who happen to be his NCT band members. Taeil debuted with NTC in 2016, eventually becoming a member of its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127. NCT’s second full-length album, RESONANCE, was released in October 2020, and went on to break records and find a place on the charts as a double million-seller. 

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The record of ‘fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram’ was earlier held by Rupert Grint of Harry Potter fame, when he joined Instagram soon after the birth of his daughter. The actor garnered a million followers in four hours and one minute, breaking Jennifer Aniston’s record of managing to get the same number of followers in five hours and sixteen minutes.