Music / NewsMusic / NewsBTS’ video for ‘Dynamite’ smashes YouTube viewing recordsThe music video gained around 100 million views in its first 24 hoursShareLink copied ✔️August 23, 2020August 23, 2020TextThom Waite BTS have been breaking records for a while now. The boy group’s latest achievement, though, is with their new single, “Dynamite”, and the accompanying video, which premiered on YouTube August 20. In fact, BTS have demolished two of YouTube’s previous records with “Dynamite”: first, it scored the most concurrent viewers of all time, and then the most views in the first day of its release. That’s over three million concurrent viewers, according to YouTube’s live counter – other counters put it closer to four million, according to The Independent – and around 100 million views in 24 hours, with Variety reporting 98.3 million (10 million of which seemingly took place in the first 20 minutes). In breaking the 24 hour record, BTS overtake the K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, whose “How You Like That” music video itself took the title from BTS’ Halsey-featuring “Boy With Luv” earlier this year. As for “Dynamite”, the upbeat, disco-influenced track is BTS’ first single sung entirely in English. In its announcement last month, the group stated: “Due to COVID-19, people around the world have been going through tough times and we wanted to share some positive energy with our fans.” Listen (and watch) 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 MOREPhotos from the Universal Music’s BRIT Awards afterparty in ManchesterPrecious Renee Tucker, the Solange-approved pianist going viral on TikTokZimmermannZIMMERMANN celebrates trailblazing women for AW26 K-pop disruptor Effie: ‘Conservatives usually hate my music’ On the funk line: 7 young Brazilians speak on the future of baile funk Tems knows the true secret to happiness2hollis is worried about secret cameras in hotel roomsCobrah’s dream night out involves tequila, candy and raving with aliensbeabadoobee used to have a secret Zayn Malik fan accountLil Uzi Vert has new plans for his $24m diamondAss, miso soup and furries: beabadoobee’s 5 most chaotic online momentsbeabadoobee: ‘You’ve got to embrace the fuck-ups and the failures’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