courtesy of YouTube/ibighitMusic / NewsMusic / NewsBTS smashed YouTube viewing records with their new ‘Idol’ videoWith over 56 million views in 24 hoursShareLink copied ✔️August 26, 2018August 26, 2018TextThom Waite Record-breaking is pretty much par for the course for K-Pop boy band BTS. In 2017 they were the first Korean group to make it into the US Top 30 and this year they topped the Billboard 200 album charts (another first). As of this weekend, they’ve smashed YouTube viewing records, too, with the new video to their song “Idol”. The “Idol” music video – replete with slick choreography and bright, trippy visuals – passed 56 million views in its first 24 hours, making its debut the most watched of all time. BTS take the title off Taylor Swift, who’s 2017 “Look What You Made Me Do” video got a paltry 43.2 million views on its first day. The band also released a special version of the song featuring a verse from Nicki Minaj yesterday (August 25), and she accordingly gave them a shoutout in an Instagram post. Other big names to show their support include Liam Payne and Ed Sheeran, who wrote in his Instagram story that they are “about to have an incredible week”. As of writing, the video has just under 70 million views. Watch it below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThis new event series aims to bring spirituality back to live musicMargo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’AdanolaLila Moss fronts Adanola’s latest spring 2026 campaignThe Boy who cried Terrified: Ranking all the tracks on fakemink’s new EPA massive exhibition on Black British music is coming to V&A EastJim BeamWhat went down at Jim Beam’s NYC bashAtmospheric dream-pop artist Maria Somerville shares her offline favouritesA 24-hour London will save the city’s nightlife, says new report‘It’s a revolution’: Nigeria’s new-gen rappers are hitting the mainstreamWhy are we so nostalgic for the music of 2016?Listen to Oskie’s ‘perennially joyful’ Dazed mixCorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy