BTS’s ‘Idol’ becomes 6th MV to hit 1 billion views on YouTube
Seoul: Acclaimed Korean band BTS’s Music Video (MV) that accompanied their single ‘Idol’ has reached one billion plays on streaming app YouTube, making it the rare success among visuals.


‘Idol’ is a music video released by BTS on August 24, 2021, so that a total of 1 billion views was achieved within 3 years and 18 days since its release.
The song nearly became BTS’s second top 10 hit on the Hot 100 in America when it was released in 2018, but it missed the highest tier on the tally by one space.
The single was featured on BTS’s compilation Love Yourself: Answer, which went right to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, bringing the band back to the summit for the second time.
The song is now the 6th music video for BTS to reach 1 billion views on YouTube, following the music videos for ‘Fake Love’, ‘DNA’, ‘Boy With Luv’, ‘Dynamite’ and ‘MIC Drop’.
BTS have now seen half a dozen of their official music videos reach one billion views on YouTube, with some moving past that benchmark and adding many millions to their totals.
Earlier this week, their “Fake Love” clip joined the billion-view club, becoming their fifth title to do so.
Currently BTS also still holds the record for being the fastest K-Pop group to reach 1 billion views on YouTube, as the music video ‘Dynamite’ managed to reach 1 billion views in just 7 months and 22 days.

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