On September 18, Korean time, BTS's 2019 music video "Boy With Luv" (featuring Halsey) surpassed 1.8 billion views on YouTube.
This makes the MV the second music video by Korean boy band BTS to achieve this feat after "Dynamite".
BTS originally released the music video for "Boy With Luv" on April 12, 2019 at 6 p.m. KST, meaning it took the song over five years, five months, and five days to reach this milestone.
Aside from "Dynamite", the only other K-pop music videos to hit 1.8 billion views so far on YouTube are PSY's "Gangnam Style", BLACKPINK's "DDU-DU DDU-DU", and BLACKPINK's "Kill This Love".
However, if we only count the achievements of boy bands, BTS is the only group that holds the record of being the only boy band to have 2 MVs surpassing 1.8 billion views.
Currently, many members of BTS are still enlisting in the military, so the group is not yet able to fully promote. According to Korean media, the group is likely to reunite with the audience in 2025.
However, one thing that worries fans is that group member Suga is unlikely to return to the group after the drunk driving scandal.
