BTS Makes YouTube History As “Dynamite” Becomes Fastest K-Pop Group MV To Hit 1.8 Billion Views

Feb 22, 2024

BTS’s smash hit “Dynamite” has made YouTube history yet again!

According to BIGHIT MUSIC, BTS’s music video for their 2020 hit “Dynamite” surpassed 1.8 billion views on February 23 at approximately 3:06 a.m. KST.

“Dynamite” has now become the first Korean boy group music video ever to reach the milestone on YouTube—and the fastest K-pop group music video to achieve the feat.

BTS originally released “Dynamite” on August 21, 2020 at 1 p.m. KST, meaning that it took just over 3 years, 6 months, 1 day, and 14 hours to hit the 1.8 billion mark.

The previous record for the fastest K-pop group music video to surpass 1.8 billion views belonged to BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU,” which took approximately 3 years, 7 months, and 16 days to reach the milestone.

Congratulations to BTS on their impressive achievement!

Watch the record-breaking music video for “Dynamite” again below: