BTS‘s newest title track, “IDOL,” has grabbed so much attention and love within 24 hours of release. As part of Love Yourself: Answer, “IDOL” will really show you what kind of group BTS is and the amazing fandom they have, as well as the immense hard work they’ve done to get where they are now.
So- let’s get right to it!
1. Breaking YouTube records as the most watched MV in 24 hours
#IDOL by @BTS_twt garnered 56.2 MILLION views in its first 24 hours on YouTube. It breaks the record for the most viewed music video within 24 hours of release, which was previously held by Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do.” pic.twitter.com/BBsZSwdBRV
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 25, 2018
When did they break it? In less than 20 hours!
https://twitter.com/kimjustine_/status/1033213613949911040
#BTS "IDOL" MV has 56,268,646 views and 4,539,214 likes in first 24 hours. 🔥🔥🔥🔥#IDOL #AnswerNow pic.twitter.com/Ao9JrYEDgL
— Kpop on Charts (@SerieTV46) August 25, 2018
2. Becoming the most watched MV of any Kpop group to date
https://twitter.com/btsanalytics/status/1033126220811128832
3. Breaking their own MV records of 3 million likes
BTS MVs to reached 3M likes then to now:
Not Today – 377 days
DNA – 44 days 10 hours and 30 minutes
FAKE LOVE – 7 hours 28 minutes
IDOL – 5 hours 35 minutes377 days to 5 hours, REAL GLOW UP
— ً (@yiburrito) August 24, 2018
They even outdid themselves with MV views!
4. Earning 20+ million views from their last comeback MV
BTS MVs views:
INU: 1M in 2 days
FIRE: 5.2M in 24h
BS&T: 6.3M in 24h
Spring Day: 9.4M in 24h
NOT TODAY: 10.9M in 24h
DNA: 20.9M in 24h
FAKE LOVE: 35.9M in 24h
IDOL: 56.2M in 24hlook at the gap is really HUGE. I'm crying, this family grew up so much. So proud @BTS_twt
— Jungkookpie (@jeonss97) August 25, 2018
5. Being featured on iTunes and as a trending search
https://twitter.com/jdbftbts/status/1032932014540779520
Now let’s not forget Twitter!
6. Reaching 16 million Twitter followers following the release of “IDOL”
#BTS (@BTS_twt) have officially surpassed 16M+ Twitter followers as of August 25.#AnswerNow pic.twitter.com/DRyG9fDhXJ
— worldwideBTS (Rest) (@btsanalytics) August 24, 2018
7. Dominating Twitter’s list of worldwide trends
8. Breaking into Spotify’s global top 50 chart and US chart
Both versions of 'IDOL' from @BTS_twt's LOVE YOURSELF 結 'Answer' appear on Spotify's Global Top 50 Chart — #38 & #49.
#38 IDOL ft. Nicki Minaj: 1.5M+
#49 IDOL: 1.3M+Combined daily global streams from Aug 24 — 2.9M+
→ (https://t.co/lpaMacrcm9) pic.twitter.com/2yu1JSVmHx— worldwideBTS (Rest) (@btsanalytics) August 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/btschartdata/status/1033283988356587520
Did they have more charting? Yes, definitely!
9. Taking over all 100 spots on Korean music streaming site MelOn
ALL TOP 100 SPOTS ARE TAKEN BY BTS AND BTS ONLY. THIS IS INSANE. #AnswerIsHere pic.twitter.com/qo6MMhmZtk
— neish⁷ (@RETR0VANTE) August 24, 2018
Wait, what’s more impressive is how they dominated iTunes!
10. Topping iTunes charts all over
https://twitter.com/MYHAPPYRM/status/1033158707679387650
https://twitter.com/btschartdata/status/1033069097939095553
https://twitter.com/btschartdata/status/1033181772585033728
And as a little add-on…
https://twitter.com/Armys__Crew/status/1032971069332840448
Now that was a lot, wasn’t it? BTS has focused entirely on their comeback with the release of “IDOL” on August 24th and the start of their sold-out concert tour, “BTS World Tour: Love Yourself,” that kickstarted a day after. Their hard work is paying off and with the amount of records they earned in just one day, BTS is a group to keep your eyes, don’t you think?
What other achievements would you add to the list? Let us know in the comment section below!
Sarah (sapphir3bluu) is a writer for WTK from Las Vegas and fond of cats, k-pop, and singing. She enjoys learning new languages and is manager of Super Junior fanbase, WorldwideELFs, but has also done subbing work for EXO. If you don’t find her being slowly consumed by BTS, GOT7, NCT, and ASTRO, she is aspiring to go to graduate school and work in the health care field.
Media: Big Hit Entertainment