[Sports Korea Reporter Shin-Jeong Mo] The music video for 'Butter' by the group BTS has surpassed 800 million views. The number of YouTube views of the music video for 'Butter' released by BTS in May last year exceeded 800 million at 3:55 pm on the 25th. With this, BTS has the 8th 800 million-view music video in their career.
'Butter' is a dance-pop genre song featuring a catchy bass line and a refreshing synth sound from the beginning. This song, which contains the cute confession of BTS that melts softly like butter and captivates the opponent, gives positive energy to the listeners.
After entering the first place on the Billboard main single chart 'Hot 100' on June 5 last year, this song took the top spot for 10 times in a row, climbing to the top for 7 consecutive weeks. It was recorded as the number 1 song. 'Butter', which is called a 'global mega hit song', also took first place in the 'summary single ranking' in the 'sales by work' category of the 'Oricon annual ranking 2021' in Japan, and the digital music chart that sold the most in the United States in 2021. have.
The music video for 'Butter' is the highlight of the seven members' solo dance in the background of the elevator and the group dance under colorful lighting. At the time of its release, the music video achieved the highest YouTube premiere music video viewing record with more than 3.9 million concurrent users at the time of its release, and 108.2 million views in 24 hours, making it the "highest number of views for a YouTube music video in 24 hours." left a name
In addition, the Guinness World Records in the UK recorded the 'Butter' music video as 'Most Viewed YouTube Video Premiere', 'Most Viewed YouTube Music Video Premiere', 'Most Viewed YouTube Video in 24 Hours', and 'Most Viewed YouTube Video in 24 Hours among K-Pop Groups. It was recognized as a music video that achieved new records in four categories, including 'viewed YouTube music video'.
Meanwhile, BTS has a total of 3.9 billion views, including 'Butter', which has surpassed 800 million views.
Each 1.5 billion views of 'Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)', 'Dynamite', 1.4 billion views 'DNA', 1.2 billion views 'MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)', 1.1 billion views each IDOL' and 'FAKE LOVE'. 'Blood Sweat & Tears' with 800 million views, 'FIRE' with 700 million views, 'Dope', 'Save ME' with 600 million views, 'Not Today' with 500 million views, 'Permission to Dance', ' ON' Kinetic Manifesto Film, 'Spring Day' with 400 million views each, 'Life Goes On', 'Manly Man', and 'Black Swan'.
In addition, 'War of Hormone', 'ON', each with over 300 million views, 'I NEED U', 'No More Dream', and 'Dynamite' (Choreography ver.) with 200 million views, and 'Danger', each with 100 million views, 'Only for one day', 'We are bulletproof PT.2', 'RUN', 'Serendipity', 'Singularity', 'IDOL (Feat. Nicki Minaj)', 'Dynamite' B-side, 'I NEED U' (Original ver.), 'Ego', 'Interlude : Shadow', 'Epiphany', 'NO', 'Butter (Hotter Remix)', 'Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)', 'Boy With Luv) (feat. Halsey)' ('ARMY With Luv' ver.) etc.
Reporter Shin-Jeong Mo, Sports Korea msj@sportshankook.co.kr