BTS' billion-views streak on YouTube continues! Their DNA music video hits a billion views.
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BTS' 'DNA' MV Hits 1.4 Billion Views on YouTube
On January 20, the number of YouTube views of "DNA" MV of "LOVE YOURSELF "Her," released in September 2017, exceeded 1.4 billion.
Because of this, BTS has the second music video with 1.4 billion views after "Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)."
"DNA" is a song characterized by a whistle and strong sound at the beginning, and the music video for this song conveys the message saying, "We are fatefully intertwined from the beginning, and the beginning, we are one."
Moreover, with "DNA" and "LOVE YOURSELF 承 "Her," BTS became the first Korean act to enter the US Billboard main single chart "Hot 100" and the main album chart "Billboard 200" simultaneously.
At that time, "DNA" entered at No. 85 on the "Hot 100" and peaked at No. 67 while charting for four consecutive weeks, while "LOVE YOURSELF 承 "Her" stayed on the "Billboard 200" for six weeks in a row.
BTS Named as Mubeat's Best Artist in 'Year-End Settlement in 2021'
Mubeat announced the best artists of 2021, which were selected through cumulative data.
On January 20, Mubeat announced that BTS was named as a best artist overall in "2021 K-Pop Year-End Settlement." The septet was selected through Mubeat's "Fandom Lab," which collects aggregated sound sources, albums, videos, and voting data.
BTS took first place in the number of music video views and the overall first place.
BTS Stays on the US Billboard Charts For A Long Time
On January 19, BTS' collaboration song with Coldplay, "My Universe," ranked on the Billboard Chart for 16 consecutive weeks.
Aside from that, "My Universe" also ranked 13th on "Adult Pop Airplay," 10th on "Canadian Hot AC," 36th on "Canada CHR/TOP," 38th on "Canadian Digital Song Sales and "Canadian Hot 100."
Will BTS Achieve a Grand-Slam with the Grammy Awards?
The date of the 64th Grammy Awards, which is attracting attention as a nominee for BTS, has been confirmed to push through on April 3.
The awards ceremony, which was scheduled to be held in Los Angeles on January 31, but was postponed due to the spread of COVID-19's variant, Omicron, will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Moreover, it is also worth noting that this is the first time the Grammy Awards have been held in Las Vegas.
Most of all, what many people are interested in is whether BTS will win or not. Their hit "Butter" got a nomination in the "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" category. In addition, this is BTS' second Grammy Award nomination after last year's "Dynamite" in the same category.
BTS is expected to visit the United States in March after finishing their Seoul solo offline concert "PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - Seoul."
Meanwhile, the 4th regular album, "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7," released in February 2020, ranked 166th on the Billboard main album chart "Billboard 200" and entered the 93rd week.
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