BTS 'IDOL' MV Crosses 1.4 Billion YouTube Views, Fifth in Group's Catalog to Hit the Mark
BTS's 2018 title track hit 1.4B views on July 29, becoming the fifth video to join the group's billion-view club alongside 'Dynamite', 'Boy With Luv', 'DNA', and the 'MIC Drop' remix.
BTS's IDOL music video crossed 1.4 billion views on YouTube at 9:20 PM on July 29, making it the fifth video in the group's catalog to reach that number.
The four that got there first: Dynamite, Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey), DNA, and the MIC Drop remix.
IDOL was the title song of LOVE YOURSELF 結 'Answer', the repackage album released in August 2018. It debuted at No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 21 on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100. The MV took home "Music Video of the Year" at the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards.
The video is a dense cultural mashup. Tropical savanna settings and North Cheong lion play sit alongside Euro-Asian architecture fused with Korean traditional aesthetics. The choreography blends the African dance style Guaraguara with Korean dance forms, weaving in samulnori percussion and talchum mask dance.
The song's production follows the same logic: a South African beat layered with Korean traditional jangdan rhythms and chuimsae vocal interjections — "얼쑤 좋다, 지화자 좋다, 덩기덕 쿵더러러" — running against an African-style groove. Eight years old and still pulling nine-figure view counts.
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