BTS Makes History As "DNA" Becomes 1st Korean Boy Group MV To Surpass 1 Billion Views

BTS’s “DNA” has just made YouTube history!

On June 1 at approximately 2:19 a.m. KST, BTS’s music video for “DNA” hit the 1 billion mark on YouTube, making it the first Korean boy group music video ever to achieve the feat.

The only other Korean music videos to have reached the milestone on YouTube to date are PSY’s “Gangnam Style,” PSY’s “Gentleman,” and BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU.”

BTS originally released “DNA” on September 18, 2017 at 6 p.m. KST, meaning that it took the video just over two years, eight months, and 13 days to surpass 1 billion views.

Congratulations to BTS on their achievement!

Watch the colorful music video for “DNA” again below: