▲ This image, provided by Big Hit Music, celebrates 1.4 billion YouTube views reached by the music video for the BTS song "Idol" (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The music video for K-pop supergroup BTS' 2018 hit "Idol" has surpassed 1.4 billion views on YouTube.

The video hit the milestone at about 9:20 p.m., becoming the band's fifth music video with more than 1.4 billion views, according to the group's agency, BigHit Music.

"Idol" is the lead track off "Love Yourself: Answer," the repackaged version of the group's third full-length album, "Love Yourself: Tear," released in August 2018.

The song blends South African house beats with traditional Korean rhythmic patterns and call-and-response chants known as "chuimsae," typically shouted by audiences in traditional Korean performances to encourage performers. In "Idol," the group incorporates these chants as part of the lyrics themselves, creating a fusion that resonated globally while retaining a distinctly Korean identity

The song is also included in the setlist of BTS' ongoing "Arirang" world tour, which began in April.

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