K-pop supergroup BTS has broken another record with the release of their new all-English single for “Dynamite,” which reached #1 on iTunes and Spotify on Friday.
The seven-member South Korean group is the first artist to have five songs at #1 in 100 countries on iTunes, with “Dynamite,” “My Time”, “Moon”, “Black Swan” and “Your Eyes Tell”.
.@BTS_twt‘s “Dynamite” becomes the fastest song in history to reach #1 on iTunes in 100 total countries. #BTS_Dynamite
.@BTS_twt is the first artist in iTunes history to have 5 songs reach #1 in 100 total countries (“Dynamite” joins “My Time”, “Moon”, “Black Swan” & “Your eyes tell”).
The song is trending in countries including Vietnam, the U.S., Indonesia, India, Turkey, Qatar and more, according to InfotOnline.
The music video for “Dynamite” also reached 53 million views just nine hours after it dropped on YouTube, AllKpop noted.
The music video is the biggest premiere in YouTube’s history, garnering up to three million concurrent viewers. The previous record was held by K-pop group Blackpink, with 1.65 million concurrent views, VICE reported.
The BTS ARMY praised the comeback single, with many focusing on the group’s tribute to the late Michael Jackson.
For those of us who lived through the 70s/80s, #BTS_Dynamite is a modernized taste of our childhood, with a tip of the hat to the greats: Beatles, Bowie and Michael Jackson. If this doesn’t solidify that @BTS_twt is for all ages, I don’t know what will.💜https://t.co/hH5JlnS267
Singer Taj Jackson, Jackson’s nephew, also noticed BTS’ homage to the King of Pop.
I have a couple of friends who got to know the BTS guys, and I have heard nothing but incredible things about them, their hard work ethic and being so nice. I wish them all the success in the world. They deserve it👏🏾@BTS_twt 💜@LiamMcEwan@JoJoWright
Totally loving the song and music video for #DynamiteMV. @BTS_twt did an amazing job!!! 💜 I’m hooked.
MJFam- please watch and share the video. The guys do MJ proud with plenty of his dance moves. 🙏🏾
I’m sitting here crying y’all.
Seeing @BTS_twt, the biggest act in the world, paying homage to my uncle Michael in their #Dynamite music video is super emotional to me. I so needed this uplifting right now! 🙏🏾 And thank you #BTSARMY for showing me and my uncle such 💜.
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