BTS attends KCON 2014 - Day 2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on August 10, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo : Getty Images/Valerie Macon)
Bangtan Boys, better known as BTS, has achieved another milestone on YouTube. Just recently, the music video for "Fire" has attracted more than 100 million views on the said video-sharing website.
On Jan. 21, Friday, the music video for "Fire," which highlighted the members dancing and partying in an abandoned place in flames, has reached 100 million views and more than 1.25 million YouTube likes. Big Hit Entertainment's separate upload of the track's music video has also garnered an additional 11.1 million views.
It comes nearly nine months since "Fire" was released as the title track to the group's first compilation album "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever." With its aggressive combination of zipping synthesizers and trap percussion, the seven-member boy band had already won three music show trophies for the said title track.
While "Fire" is enjoying online fame, BTS is once again inspiring warm feelings with their benevolence. Along with Big Hit Entertainment, the K-Pop boy band has been revealed to have donated 100 million won ($85,100) to the Sewol Ferry Disaster 416 Family Council.
Each of the seven members contributed 10 million won ($8,500), while the entertainment label added 30 million won ($25,500) to the total, according to Korean newsoutlet The Herald Corporation. Initially, the Kpop idols planned to make the donation privately, however, a word got out to the media.
"From what I know, they planned to keep the donation private because they believe that you don't make donations so that you can tell people about it," Big Hit Entertainment said in a statement obtained by Soompi. "The members of BTS made the decision [to make the donation] and because we see this is a personal matter, we don't think it's right for us to speak on the matter in depth."
In April 2014, BTS' fans have donated relief supplies to Jindo, the nearest city to where the MV Sewol capsized and sank. Out of 476 individuals, 304 passengers and crew members died in the said accident.
Check out the official music video for BTS's "Fire" here:
