BTS’s “2.0” Video Hits 200M YouTube Views in 6 Months

A cinematic scene of a worn-down hallway leading to an elevator, with a glitzy penthouse visible beyond

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As of October 23, 2026, BTS's "2.0" music video has passed 200 million views on YouTube. Big Hit Music says it hit the mark on the night of the 22nd, making it the first video from the album to get there.

200MYouTube views for the "2.0" music video

About 6 monthsTime from release to 200M views

No. 50Billboard Hot 100 debut (chart dated April 4)

100MViews each for the "SWIM" and "Hooligan" videos

Key points

The "2.0" video reached 200 million views about six months after its April 2 release.
The videos for "SWIM" and "Hooligan," from the same album, have each topped 100 million views.
The track is a hip-hop and trap song that debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated April 4.
The video pays homage to the hammer fight scene in the Korean film Oldboy.

BTS now has its first 200-million-view video from the album Arirang. According to Big Hit Music, the "2.0" music video crossed that line around 9:30 p.m. on the 22nd. It premiered April 2 on HYBE Labels' official channel, so that's a little over six months.

The song comes from the group's fifth studio album, released March 20. The album's title track, "SWIM," and the album cut "Hooligan" have each passed 100 million views too, and they're still pulling steady traffic. The twist: the first to reach 200 million wasn't the title track. It was "2.0."

Musically, it's a hip-hop and trap number built on offbeat, shifting rhythms. The lyrics are about the group's current chapter, a new phase after plenty of change and growth. It also made its mark on the charts, debuting at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated April 4.

The visuals are a big part of the buzz. At the center is a one-take shot in a narrow hallway that recalls the hammer fight scene from director Park Chan-wook's film Oldboy. The members bring in some noir mood, then add humor with unexpected props: a back scratcher, a taegeukbu-chae (a Korean folding fan decorated with the taegeuk, or yin-yang, symbol), and a danso (a small Korean bamboo flute). The setting moves from a run-down elevator to a glitzy penthouse, which reads as a symbol of climbing up from nothing and starting fresh.

In Korea right nowIn Korea, people are talking about more than the global milestone. The Oldboy homage and the Korean props, from the back scratcher to the folding fan and flute, are getting just as much attention. Fans say the video turns horror-noir scenes into comedy, which makes for a fun twist. They also see the album's videos stacking up hundreds of millions of views one after another as proof of the group's steady global pull.

FAQ

When did the "2.0" video pass 200 million views?

According to Big Hit Music, it crossed 200 million YouTube views at around 9:30 p.m. on the 22nd, about six months after release.

What does this record mean for the Arirang album?

It's the first video from the album to reach 200 million views. The videos for the title track "SWIM" and for "Hooligan" have each passed 100 million.

What film inspired the music video?

It's an homage to the hammer fight scene in director Park Chan-wook's Oldboy, shot as a one-take sequence in a narrow hallway.