BTS's "Fake Love" MV officially surpasses 1.4 billion views on YouTube.
With this achievement, "Fake Love" became BTS's 6th MV to reach 1.4 billion views. Previously, the group's five products achieving this number included "Boy With Luv", "DNA", "Dynamite", "MIC Drop" Steve Aoki Remix version and "IDOL".
The MV "Fake Love" was released at 6 pm on May 18, 2018. Thus, the product took more than 8 years, 2 months and 25 days to reach a new milestone.
Fake Love" is the title track of the studio album "Love Yourself: Tear". The song marks the period when BTS switched to a darker musical color, exploiting the feeling of pain and torment when people lose themselves in a relationship.
The song combines many musical materials such as hip hop, rock and pop. The chorus part has a strong tempo, while the lyrics focus on the contradiction between the desire to be loved and the fear of facing real people.
The MV impresses with symbolic images. The members appear in separate spaces, facing fire, water, sand and collapsing rooms. These images contribute to expressing the anxiety, loss and breakdown mentioned in the song.
When released, "Fake Love" achieved outstanding results in the international market. The song once reached the Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 chart, contributing to expanding BTS's influence in the US. The album "Love Yourself: Tear" also topped Billboard 200, marking an important step forward in the group's global career.
BTS's performance of "Fake Love" was noticed thanks to strong choreography, many movements requiring uniformity and expressiveness. During subsequent tours, the song frequently appeared on the performance list and received a great response from the audience.
After more than 8 years, "Fake Love" still maintains its appeal on YouTube even though BTS has released many other hits. The achievement of 1.4 billion views shows that products from the "Love Yourself" album series continue to be sought after by the public.
Currently, BTS is one of the Korean music groups with the most MVs reaching billions of views. Besides six MVs that have surpassed the 1.4 billion view mark, the group also has many other products that are approaching this milestone.
The achievement of "Fake Love" was established at a time when BTS members continued to develop joint and personal activities. The new milestone once again shows the long-lasting vitality of the hits that once contributed to bringing the name of the Korean group closer to the global music market.
