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BTS 'Dynamite' sets K-pop record of 500M YouTube views in 2 months, ARMY hopes to garner 1 billion views

The mega K-pop group earned another massive milestone on YouTube as 'Dynamite' became the fastest Korean group music video to reach 500M views

BTS new single 'Dynamite' is still making explosions on the World Wide Web and breaking records. Fans can't get enough of the song and its music video has seen the mega K-pop group earning another massive milestone on YouTube. This is the fastest Korean group music video to reach 500M views.

During the early hours of October 20, the official music video for 'Dynamite' surpassed 500M views on the streaming platform. The new achievement makes this the group's 10th music video to reach 500M views, according to Korea Dispatch. Even more notable is that the video broke the record within a timeframe of just under two months since its release date — August 21, 2020.

Army was quick to celebrate the new 'Dynamite' milestone and congratulate the band. "KINGS ONLY," wrote a fan while another said, "Dynamite did that!! #Dynamite #TheMusicVideo #PCAs@BTS_twt." One fan wrote, "Congratulations! BTS FOREVER." One fan rallied for the Army to make the song an even bigger success and wrote, "More and moreee guyssss,, make sure our boys on Top."

Noting the time it took for the 'Dynamite' video to skyrocket to 500M views, one fan was eager to see it hit the 1B view mark soon: "'21, August to 20, October' almost 2 months Okay.... So we can now expect that in two more months it will become 1 billion @BTS_twt." Another said, "REMINDER : WE NEED TO BREAK 1B RECORD TOO SO WE NEED TO STREAM MORE NOW FOR BREAKING 1B IN 89DAYS SO KEEP STREAMING HARDER AND SHARE THIS TO OTHER ARMYS TOO SO THT MORE ARMYS CAN UNITE AND ALSO KEEP BUYING BE ALBUM AND DYNAMITE TOO."

One more said, "WOW, Great Achievement for @BTS_twtx @ARMYPEDIA #BTSARMYUNITEONAAA, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! Now Let's stream Boy with Luv it has roughly 991 Million views and needs 9 Million more #StreamBoywithLuv."

'Dynamite' is an upbeat disco-pop song with elements of funk, soul and bubblegum pop and is BTS's first song to be fully recorded in English. With a theme intended to soothe listeners during the Covid-19 pandemic, the song talks about joy and appreciation for the little things that make our lives more valuable. The song has been a massive success for BTS, from fan support to critical acclaim. Critics have praised the song for its catchiness and broadly appealing retro sound.

'Dynamite' took the crown at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking the band's first number-one single in the United States and making BTS the first all-South Korean act to top the Hot 100. It still continues to impact the Billboard Hot 100, currently positioned at No. 5 on the chart. Other top five entries currently on the chart include 24kGoldn ft Iann Dior's 'Mood' which debuted at No. 1, Cardi B ft Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' at No. 2, Drake ft Lil Durk's 'Laugh Now Cry Later' at No. 3 and The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' at No. 4.

Additionally, 'Dynamite' sold 265,000 downloads in its first week, becoming the biggest pure sales week since Taylor Swift's 'Look What You Made Me Do'.

Meanwhile, BTS are gearing for the release of a new album titled 'BE (Deluxe Edition)', dropping on November 20, according to Rolling Stone.