BTS, 'Black Swan' MV exceeds 500 million views... 17th in total

BTS added a 500 million view music video.

The number of YouTube views of the music video for 'Black Swan' from BTS' 4th full-length album 'MAP OF THE SOUL: 7', released in 2020, exceeded 500 million at around 7:59 am on the 15th. As a result, 'Black Swan' became BTS' 17th music video to reach 500 million views.

'Black Swan' is a song with a dreamy atmosphere that combines a trap drum beat, a sad lo-fi guitar melody, and a catchy hook. The lyrics contain an autobiographical message of BTS realizing what music means to them. contained in This song, which was pre-released in January 2020 prior to the release of the 4th full-length album, entered major overseas charts such as the US Billboard main song chart 'Hot 100' (57th) and the UK Official Single Top 100 (46th) at the time of release. It ranked first on the iTunes ‘Top Song’ chart in 93 countries/regions around the world.

The 'Black Swan' music video shows the members on stage changing from swans to black swans, and in particular, the barefoot performance scene by the seven members maximizes lyrical and artistic sensibility.

Meanwhile, BTS has a total of 39 music videos with hundreds of millions of views, including 'Black Swan'.

Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia reporter haesmik@tenasia.co.kr