Boyband BTS has made it into the record books by having the most views ever for a music video in its first day on the streaming platform YouTube - beating the previous record of 86.3 million views set by fellow K-pop act Blackpink earlier this year.
Viewed more than 100 million times within 24 hours of its release, it also set a new record for the biggest video premiere in YouTube history with more than three million fans tuning in to watch its initial release. Dynamite has also already topped the iTunes chart in more than 100 countries.
The name BTS is an acronym for the Korean phrase Bangtan Sonyeondan which translates to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts". However, they are also known as Bangtan Boys and have adapted their BTS name to also stand for "Beyond The Scene".
The group were formed by entertainment company Big Hit Entertainment in 2013 and release tunes through Universal Music. The seven-member group made up of musos RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook.
Just last year they were named among the 100 most influential people of 2019 by Time magazine.
Watch their new single right here. It’s their first release sung fully in English, listen out for some namedropping too – LeBron James, the Rolling Stones and King Kong!
