BTS 'Butter' music video surpasses 1.1 billion views on YouTube... 7th overall record

The music video for BTS’s single ″Butter″ has surpassed 1.1 billion views on YouTube. BigHit Music announced that as of 2 a.m. on the 27th, the ″Butter″ music video, released in May 2021, has exceeded 1.1 billion views. With this, BTS now has a total of seven music videos with over 1.1 billion views, following ″Dynamite,″ ″Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey),″ ″DNA,″ ″MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix),″ ″FAKE LOVE,″ and ″IDOL.″ ″Butters″ is the second English single released after ″Dynamite,″ debuting at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 5, 2021, becoming BTS’s tenth number-one song overall. It remained on the chart for 20 weeks. The music video features performances alternating between black-and-white and color scenes, showcasing suits and casual outfits, with signature moves such as hair flips, hand kisses, and footwork choreography. Upon release, it set the shortest record for a K-pop music video to reach 100 million views in about 21 hours and achieved 10 million views in 13 minutes. ″Butter″ is a catchy dance-pop track characterized by its bass line and synthesizer sounds in the intro. BTS holds numerous music videos with over 1 billion views, including ″Dynamite″ (2.1 billion views), ″Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)″ (1.9 billion views), ″DNA″ (1.6 billion views), ″MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)″ (1.5 billion views), ″FAKE LOVE″ (1.3 billion views), ″IDOL″ (1.3 billion views), and ″Blood Sweat & Tears.″ Meanwhile, on the 19th (local time), BTS performed ″Dynamite″ during the halftime show of the 2026 FIFA North America World CupTM final.