Through 1 Billion Viewers On YouTube, Megahit BTS Dynamite Follows DNA And Boy With Luv

JAKARTA - Megahit K-pop idol group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) 'Dynamite' successfully recorded 1.1 billion views on YouTube, becoming their third music video to reach the milestone.

The first English-language single of seven parts reached the milestone at 3:46 a.m. on Tuesday June 1, according to Big Hit Music.

This feat was achieved about 10 months after the group released the upbeat disco-pop song on August 21. The song earned BTS a debut No. 1st on Billboard's main singles chart. As well as, earned his first Grammy nomination.

With this 'Dynamite' achievement, BTS now has three music videos with over 1.1 billion views. His most watched music video is 'DNA' with 1.2 billion views, followed by 'Boy With Luv'.

BTS also recently released their second English single titled 'Butter' which remarkably broke the record previously set with 'Dynamite'.

The music video for 'Butter' managed to rack up 108.2 million views on YouTube in the first 24 hours of its release, overtaking the septet's own record of 101.1 million views for 'Dynamite'.

The video also posted over 3.9 views on the YouTube Premiere, becoming the biggest YouTube music video premiere ever and replacing the band's record of 3 million for 'Dynamite'.