[ Asia Economy ] The BTS digital single ‘Dynamite’ music video has surpassed 2 billion YouTube views, BIGHIT MUSIC announced on the 4th.
The ‘Dynamite’ music video, released worldwide on the HYBE Labels YouTube channel on August 21, 2020, surpassed 2 billion views as of 9:16 a.m. this morning. This is the first time a BTS music video has reached 2 billion views. It added 100 million views in about 9 months after recording 1.9 billion views last December.
‘Dynamite’ is BTS’s first English single, a bright and cheerful disco-pop genre song. The music video consists of addictive rhythms, lively performances, and energetic group dance scenes.
This song recently ranked 34th on Apple Music’s list of ‘Most Played Songs Worldwide in the Last 10 Years.’ BTS was the only K-pop group to rank on the list with ‘Dynamite’ and ‘Butter.’
BTS became the first Korean artist to top the US Billboard Main Singles Chart ‘Hot 100’ with ‘Dynamite,’ holding the top spot for a total of 3 weeks. They also won ‘Best Song’ at the ‘2020 MTV Europe Music Awards’ and ‘Top Selling Song’ at the ‘2021 Billboard Music Awards,’ and received the shortest-ever-streamed Diamond certification (over 500 million streams) from the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Reporter Lee Isul ssmoly6@asiae.co.kr
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