Fastest K-Pop Group MV To Reach 1 Billion Views (Record By BTS)

An Official Award Of A Certificate

BTS ignited a global phenomenon when their music video “Dynamite” became the fastest by a K-pop group to reach 1 billion views on YouTube, a record officially celebrated by the K-Pop Records Library on March 27, 2025. Released on August 21, 2020, under HYBE (then Big Hit Entertainment), the vibrant disco-pop anthem hit the billion-view mark in just 235 days by April 12, 2021 outpacing all other K-pop group MVs and solidifying BTS’s reign as global trailblazers. This milestone, certified in 2025, showcased the septet’s unmatched digital dominance and the relentless passion of their fandom, ARMY.

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The velocity was astonishing. Prior to “Dynamite,” PSY’s “Gangnam Style” dominated the K-pop scene, achieving 1 billion views in 159 days in 2012, albeit as a solo artist. BTS’s “DNA” (2017) achieved 1 billion views in 609 days, whereas BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU” (2018) accomplished the same milestone in 523 days by November 11, 2019. “Dynamite” significantly reduced those delays, averaging 4.25 million views per day for more than seven months. As of March 2025, it surpassed 1.9 billion views according to YouTube’s counter, although its 235-day trajectory remained its hallmark achievement, unparalleled by any K-pop group at that time, including BLACKPINK’s “Kill This Love” (676 days).

The fervor of ARMY propelled this record. Following its debut, fans inundated YouTube with coordinated streaming, elevating “Dynamite” to 500 million views by November 2020 within three months according to Forbes. Hashtags such as #Dynamite1Billion trended globally by April 2021, with posts in 2025 still expressing admiration for the song’s enduring impact. Its universal appeal contributed significantly: penned by David Stewart and Jessica Agombar, “Dynamite” exuded joy during the 2020 pandemic, securing BTS their inaugural No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a Grammy nomination in 2021. On Spotify, it achieved 1.8 billion streams by 2025, further solidifying its dominance across platforms.