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The Korea Times

The music video for the K-pop boy band BTS’ song Idol exceeded 400 million views on YouTube on Saturday – the seventh video by the group to reach the milestone.

The latest achievement came seven months after the seven-man group released the song, BTS’ management agency, Big Hit Entertainment, said.
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The boy band’s six other music videos to hit the 400-million-view mark include DNA, Fake Love and Mic Drop.
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BTS twice topped the US Billboard album chart twice last year, and also enjoyed sold-out concerts in North America as part of its world tour.
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The hit song joins six other music videos by the US chart-topping group that have achieved that milestone



K-pop boy band BTS’ ‘Idol’ video passes 400 million YouTube views

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} The hit song joins six other music videos by the US chart-topping group that have achieved that milestone

The hit song joins six other music videos by the US chart-topping group that have achieved that milestone