'Dynamite' video from K-pop group BTS sets new YouTube record

BTS will perform on MTV on Aug. 30.

Video byChris Cirillo , Jessica Naudziunas, and Alex Gilbeaux
August 24, 2020, 11:05 AM

K-pop superstars BTS are breaking records with their new single “Dynamite,” which amassed 101.1 million views in its first 24 hours of release.

The clip, which debuted last Friday, has the most views for a music video in its first 24 hours on YouTube.

The video also set a new all-time record for the biggest music video premiere with over 3 million peak concurrent viewers immediately upon release.

In "Dynamite" -- the first BTS song to be released completely in English -- the group sings, "Watch me bring the fire and set the night alight/Shining through the city with a little funk and soul/So I'ma light it up like dynamite."

The video currently has more than 179 million views.

BTS will perform at the MTV "VMAs" on Aug. 30.