[Official] BTS 'IDOL' Music Video Surpasses 1.4 Billion Views.. Fifth Overall

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BTS's 'IDOL' music video has surpassed 1.4 billion views.

The YouTube view count for the title track 'IDOL' from BTS's repackage album 'LOVE YOURSELF 'Answer'', released in August 2018, exceeded 1.4 billion at around 9:20 p.m. on the 29th.

With this achievement, 'IDOL' becomes the fifth music video by the group to reach 1.4 billion views overall, following 'Dynamite', 'Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)', 'DNA', and the remix of 'MIC Drop'.

The video features a vibrant festival atmosphere set against tropical savanna grasslands, colorful lion dance performances, and elaborate sets incorporating Euro-Asian architecture and traditional Korean styles. The choreography blends African dance moves like Gwara Gwara with Korean traditional dance. The dazzling visuals, enhanced by graphic effects and combining Korean percussion (sogo) and mask dance performances, draw the eye.

A distinctive feature of 'IDOL' is the layering of traditional Korean rhythmic patterns and vocal ad-libs over South African beats. Elements such as the ad-libs "Eolsu jotta, jihwaja jotta, deonggideok kungdeoreoreo" combined with African rhythms created a song that is both quintessentially Korean and globally appealing. It has gained immense popularity worldwide as music only BTS can create.

Shortly after its release, 'IDOL' climbed to No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached No. 21 on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100. The music video won the 'Music Video of 2018' award at the American music, film, and television awards ceremony '2018 E! People's Choice Awards', held in November 2018.

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