The music video for “Blood Sweat & Tears,” a 2016 song by South Korean boy group BTS, has surpassed 500 million views on YouTube on Wednesday, becoming the group’s eighth video to hit the threshold.

Big Hit Entertainment Co., creator of K-pop superstar BTS, said that the music video for “Blood Sweat & Tears,” the title track of BTS’s second studio album, “Wings,” released in October, 2016, gathered 500 million views as of 9:22 a.m. on Wednesday.

With the milestone, BTS now has 8 music videos with more than 500 million views – “DNA” with more than 800 million views, “Fire” with 600 million, “Fake Love,” “MIC Drop” remix, “IDOL,” “Dope,” and “Boy With Luv” all with 500 million views.

BTS has already become the Korean artist with the most number of music videos with over 500 million views last month when Boy with Luv hit the threshold.

“Blood Sweat & Tears” is a song that portrays powerful energy and depicts how young people faced with temptation overcome conflict and pursue growth. The over 6-minute-long music video has been highly acknowledged by fans for its sophisticated image and member performance.

By Park Chang-young and Lee Eun-joo

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