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, 2020Text Thom 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.TrendingThis new book celebrates the eroticism of photobooths/STRIPPED/, a new photobook by Oli Raptor, finds sexual freedom, gender euphoria and queer intimacy within the confines of the analogue photoboothArt & PhotographyFashionThe vintage gay erotica at the heart of JW Anderson’s Pride PumaLife & CultureMeet freestyle footballer Janella HernandezArt & PhotographyThese photos capture moments of beauty and surprise in Mexico CityFashionConnor Storrie steals the spotlight in fetish-coded Saint Laurent Nike FashionNike celebrates the culture of U.S. soccerFashionDior’s disco divas: Unpacking the SS27 menswear show in numbersBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaBeauty‘Swipe left if you’re under 6ft’: Why are we so obsessed with height?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