The boy group BTS‘s music video for “IDOL” has surpassed 1.3 billion views.
The title track “IDOL” from BTS‘s repackaged album LOVE YOURSELF 結 ‘Answer’, released in August 2018, reached over 1.3 billion views on YouTube around 8 a.m. on the 4th. With this achievement, “IDOL” has become the fifth BTS music video to surpass 1.3 billion views.
The “IDOL” music video boasts vibrant visuals. BTS captivates global audiences with powerful performances set in unique locations that blend Euro-Asian architecture and traditional Korean styles.
The incorporation of Korean cultural elements, such as samulnori and talchum performances, along with stylish subculture graphic effects, enhances the video’s overall quality. “IDOL” also won the “Music Video of 2018” award at the 2018 E! People’s Choice Awards.
Including “IDOL,” BTS now holds a total of 39 music videos with over 100 million views. These include “Dynamite” with 1.8 billion views, “Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)” with 1.7 billion views, “DNA” with 1.5 billion views, “MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)” with 1.4 billion views, and “FAKE LOVE” with 1.2 billion views.
Additionally, “Blood Sweat & Tears” and “Butter” have surpassed 900 million views each; “FIRE,” “Dope,” and “Save ME” have over 700 million views each; “Permission to Dance” has 600 million views; and “Not Today,” the “ON” Kinetic Manifesto Film, “Spring Day,” “Life Goes On,” and “Black Swan” each have over 500 million views.
“Boy In Luv” has over 400 million views, while “War of Hormone,” “ON,” and “No More Dream” each have over 300 million views. “I NEED U,” the “Dynamite” choreography version, the “Dynamite” B-side, “Just One Day,” and “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” each have over 200 million views.
BTS also has numerous other music videos with over 100 million views, including “Danger,” “We Are Bulletproof PT.2,” “RUN,” “Serendipity,” “Singularity,” “IDOL (Feat. Nicki Minaj),” “I NEED U” (Original ver.), “Ego,” “Interlude: Shadow,” “Epiphany,” “N.O,” the “Butter (Hotter Remix),” and the “Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)” (“ARMY With Luv” ver.).
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