BTS, First MV 'Dynamite' Reaches 1.8 Billion Views

by Kim Heeyun

Published 23 Feb.2024 11:12(KST)

The group 'Bangtan Sonyeondan' (BTS) has become the first in the team to have a music video surpassing 1.8 billion views.

On the 23rd, BigHit Music, the agency, announced that BTS's digital single "Dynamite," which was released worldwide simultaneously on August 21, 2020, surpassed 1.8 billion views on YouTube at around 3:06 AM on this day, 3 years and 5 months after the music video was released.
[Photo by BigHit Music]

On the 23rd, their agency Big Hit Music announced that the music video for BTS's digital single "Dynamite," which was simultaneously released worldwide on August 21, 2020, surpassed 1.8 billion views on YouTube at 3:06 AM on this day, 3 years and 5 months after its release.

With this, "Dynamite" became BTS's first music video to reach 1.8 billion views.

Currently, the highest number of views for a K-pop music video is held by Psy's "Gangnam Style" with 5 billion views. Among K-pop group music videos, BLACKPINK's "DDU-DU DDU-DU" (2.1 billion views) and "Kill This Love" (1.9 billion views) have recorded the highest view counts.

"Dynamite" is a bright and upbeat disco pop genre song. It is a "healing song" delivering a message of hope to fans, with lyrics expressing the preciousness of life and the specialness of moments in everyday life. It was BTS's first English-language song released since their debut and attracted global attention at the time of release.

In particular, BTS became the first K-pop artist to top the US Billboard main singles chart "Hot 100" with "Dynamite," reaching number one three times in total.

Additionally, with this song, they set major records such as being the first Korean popular artist nominated for the "Grammy Awards," one of the three major US music award shows, and achieving the fastest diamond certification (over 500 million streams) in the streaming category by the Japan Record Association.

The "Dynamite" music video was directed with a lively concept that captures the mood of the melody and lyrics, offering a glimpse into BTS's cheerful daily life. The upbeat performances by each member and the dynamic group choreography in the latter part of the video, set against colorful backgrounds, enhanced the enjoyment of the video.