South Korean boy band BTS racked up more than 93 million views on its video for “Idol,” breaking a YouTube record this week for biggest 24-hour debut.
That record previously belonged to Taylor Swift for 2017’s “Look What You Made Me Do.” A YouTube spokesperson confirmed that “Idol” saw more than 45 million views in the 24 hours after its release on Friday, compared to Swift’s 43.2 million.
BTS has a thing for record breaking. In May, the video for “Fake Love” saw the biggest 24-hour debut of 2018, and it currently has more than 294 million views.
The video has also spawned the #IDOLCHALLENGE, after the group posted a video of member J-Hope doing it.
#HopeOnTheStreet in malta 얼쑤~#URSOO #IDOL #IDOLCHALLENGE pic.twitter.com/E9xRRuwDi5
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) August 27, 2018
H/T Billboard
