BTS's 'Butter' music video passes 800 million views on YouTube

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BTS's 'Butter' music video passes 800 million views on YouTube

Published: 26 Aug. 2022, 13:29

BTS's music video for ″Butter″ (2021) was viewed more than 800 million times. [BIGHIT MUSIC]

The music video for BTS’s Billboard-topping single “Butter” racked up 800 million views on YouTube, the boy band's agency BigHit Music said Friday.

When it was first released in 2021, the music video was viewed 182.9 million times in just one day, making it the most-viewed YouTube video within 24 hours after being uploaded.

The funky dance-pop track topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart 10 times as well.

In addition to “Butter,” the band has seven other music videos that have over 800 million views: “Blood Sweat & Tears” (2016), “DNA” (2017), “Fake Love” (2017), “MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)” (2017), “IDOL” (2018), “Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey)” (2019) and “Dynamite” (2020).

Meanwhile, BTS is set to hold a free concert in the country's southern port city this October, titled “BTS 〈Yet To Come〉 in Busan.” The band is the official ambassador of the upcoming World Expo 2030 Busan.

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