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

The 2020 global hit is now BTS’s most-viewed YouTube music video, extending another record for the K-pop group.

BTS became the first-ever K-pop act to perform solo at the Annual Grammy Awards on March 15, 2021. The band recorded a video of their performance of the 2020 hit ″Dynamite″ from Seoul, which was played during the awards ceremony.

The music video of K-pop megaband BTS's 2020 hit 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 2025 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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