K-pop boy band BTS’ ‘Boy With Luv’ becomes fastest video to hit 100 million YouTube views

  • The single, from the group’s new album, ‘Map of the Soul: Persona’, hits the milestone 37 hours and 37 minutes after being added to video-sharing website

K-pop boy band BTS appeared on Saturday’s American television variety show, Saturday Night Live, to promote Friday’s release of its single, ‘Boy With Luv’, and album, ‘Map of the Soul: Persona’. Photo: Big Hit

BTS, the internationally renowned K-pop boy band, has seen its new single surpass 100 million views on the video-sharing website YouTube at a world-record pace.

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