BTS video surpasses 400 m views on YouTube
Big Hit Entertainment via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network
SEOUL — The music video of “Dynamite,” K-pop superstar BTS’ latest single, has surpassed 400 million views on YouTube, its agency said Saturday.
The dance video reached the milestone Friday at 10:30 p.m., 35 days after it was posted on the video-sharing site, according to Big Hit Entertainment.
It garnered the number in the shortest time among K-pop videos.
The video attracted 101 million views in the first 24 hours of release on Aug. 21, setting the record for single-day views.
BTS became the first South Korean act to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart last month thanks to the disco-pop single.
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