“Twenty-four hours isn’t much,” raps Suga in BTS ’ “Idol” -- but it’s more than enough time for the popular Korean septet to break their latest record. Billboard can confirm that South Korean boy band BTS' official music video for the festive single ''Idol' now holds the record for the biggest music video debut in YouTube history. According to a YouTube spokesperson, the video earned more than 45 million views in its first 24 hours, surpassing the debut of Taylor Swift’s music video for “Look What You Made Me Do,” which had 43.2 million views in 24 hours upon its release last year. “Idol” was made public on the video-streaming site Friday morning and has recorded more than 85 million views as of press time Monday (Aug. 27). “Idol” exceeded BTS’ previous 24-hour debut record on YouTube: In May, "Fake Love" saw the biggest 24-hour YouTube debut of 2018 by amassing 35.9 million views in a single day. Over the weeken...
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