Despite having so many members serving in the military, BTS still breaking records. On January 15 at approximately 7:59 a.m. KST, BTS’s music video for their 2020 hit “Black Swan” surpassed 500 million views on YouTube, making it their 17th music video to do so following “DNA,” “Fire,” “Fake Love,” “MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix),” “IDOL,” “Dope,” “Boy With Luv,” “Blood Sweat & Tears,” “Save Me,” “Dynamite,” “Butter,” “Not Today,” “Permission to Dance,” “ON” (Kinetic Manifesto Film : Come Prima), “Spring Day,” and “Life Goes On.” You can also read about BTS military paycheck details here.
It took BTS slightly over three years, ten months, and ten days from the original release at midnight KST on March 5, 2020, for the music video for “Black Swan” to reach 500 million views. Let the music begin for BTS! For more updates, you can join us on our Twitter account.