▲ K-pop boy group BTS is seen in this image provided by BigHit Music on Nov. 13, 2024, to celebrate the music video for the group's 2017 hit "DNA" surpassing 1.6 billion views on YouTube. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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BTS' DNA music video surpasses 1.6 bln views

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- The music video for global K-pop sensation BTS' 2017 hit song "DNA" has surpassed 1.6 billion views on YouTube.

The video hit the milestone at about 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, becoming the third from the group to do so after "Dynamite" and "Boy With Luv," according to the group's agency, BigHit Music.

The lead track of "Love Yourself: Her," the band's fifth EP released in September 2017, "DNA" depicts the fresh and passionate love of youth.

BTS delivers a message that "the two of us have been fatefully intertwined from the beginning of time and were one from our DNA" in a refreshing and cheerful manner, harmonizing electro-pop sounds with acoustic guitar, in the song.

Including "DNA," the septet now has a total of 39 music videos that have garnered more than 100 million YouTube views.

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