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'Dynamite' tops 2.1 bln YouTube views to become most-watched BTS music video

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The music video of K-pop superband BTS' 2020 megahit single "Dynamite" has topped 2.1 billion views on YouTube, becoming the most-viewed music video by the group, its agency said Wednesday.

The video surpassed the threshold at about 8 a.m., adding 100 million views just nine months after hitting 2 billion in September to become the first music video by BTS to reach 2.1 billion, BigHit Music said.

The first English-language song from the group, "Dynamite" is an upbeat disco pop song carrying a message of hope.

The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the first song by a K-pop act to reach No. 1 and remain atop the chart for a total of three weeks. It also stayed on the chart for 32 weeks, the longest for a K-pop artist.

"Dynamite" also earned the group its first Grammy nomination, as well as Best Song at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards and Top Selling Song at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.

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