Dynamite trivia | 20 facts about the new BTS song

“Dynamite” is the second BTS’ song fully recorded in English. The song it is already breaking records worldwide.

Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new song.

1. “Dynamite” is a song recorded by South Korean boy band BTS
2. The song was released on August 21, 2020, through Big Hit and Sony Music
3. It is BTS’ second song fully recorded in English
4. The accompanying music video broke the world record for receiving the most views within 24 hours on YouTube
5. It has more than 132 million views since its release
6. According to YouTube, it also broke the record for a video premiere
7. The BTS “Dynamite” video had about 98.3 million views in the 24 hours after it went live on YouTube
8. The “Dynamite” music video was released on YouTube Friday, Aug. 21, at 12 a.m. ET/1 p.m. KST
9. By 8:35 p.m. ET (9:35 a.m. KST on Saturday), “Dynamite” had registered more than 86.4 million views on YouTube
10. It hit the No. 1 trending spot on YouTube globally within 12 hours of its debut
11. The video also notched a record for most-viewed YouTube Premiere with more than 3 million live concurrent viewers
12. The “Dynamite” vid was directed by Yong Seok Choi of production firm Lumpens, who also helmed “Boy With Luv”
13. On July 26, 2020, the group confirmed during a livestream on V Live that they will be releasing an English-language song on August 21, 2020
14. This song is the first single for the group’s upcoming album with YFS Digital
15. Talking about the song, the group said that “due to COVID-19, people around the world have been going through tough times and we wanted to share some positive energy with our fans”
16. A day after the announcement a website went live displaying seven countdowns, with each of them counting down to a new announcement for the single
17. On July 31, the group shared a pre-save link for Spotify
18. On August 2, Big Hit revealed that the title of the song will be “Dynamite”
19. The following day pre-orders went live for a 7-inch, a cassette, the digital single and the instrumental for US customers
20. The next day, the group shared a promotion schedule revealing two music video releases, three interviews with American networks and a performance at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards