Kyle Sandilands is finally getting on the K-pop bandwagon.
The shock jock, 49, became an unlikely fan of BTS after being forced to listen to the South Korean boy band’s new English-language single, Dynamite.
When his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, 45, first put the song on, Kyle responded with an audible grumble.
He’s been converted! Kyle Sandilands became an unlikely fan of South Korean boy band BTS after listening to their new single Dynamite on Tuesday
‘I like it!’ gushed Jackie, before Kyle responded with a dismissive, ‘Right okay, yep.’
As the song progressed, the radio personality suddenly had a change of heart.
‘Actually, I kinda like it too now!’ he exclaimed. ‘I’m loving it!’
The track was then cut off, but Kyle promised that he’d play it in full later in the show.
‘I like it!’ When his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, 45, first put the song on, Kyle responded with an audible grumble, but as the song played he soon changed his mind
Dynamite, which was released over the weekend, is the first ever all-English single from BTS.
The music video for the track set the new record for the biggest 24-hour debut on YouTube, amassing a whopping 101 million views in its first day on the platform.
‘BTS (방탄소년단) ‘Dynamite’ Official MV set a new all-time 24hr record, surpassing 100M views with 101.1m views in the first 24 hours,’ a YouTube spokesman confirmed to Forbes.
Making history: BTS set the new record for the biggest 24-hour debut on YouTube, amassing a whopping 101 million views on their Dynamite music video its first day
‘Dynamite’s new record means it is the first, and currently the only, YouTube video in history to receive more than 100 million views within its first 24 hours.’
Dynamite also happened to set the record for ‘biggest music video premiere’ on YouTube, by garnering over 3 million concurrent viewers during its premiere on Friday.
The nearly four-minute music video takes viewers on a colorful, multi-set journey as the seven group members effortlessly execute their choreography, while sporting ultra stylish menswear.
Confirmed: ‘BTS (방탄소년단) ‘Dynamite’ Official MV set a new all-time 24hr record, surpassing 100M views with 101.1m views in the first 24 hours,’ a YouTube spokesman confirmed to Forbes
Not content with just dominating the YouTube realm, Dynamite also saw BTS break the record for the biggest Spotify debut of 2020, when it garnered 7.779 million streams in its first 24 hours.
The track also set multiple iTunes records, becoming the fastest song to ever reach number one in 100 countries, with a time of just eight hours, and making BTS the only artist to ever have five songs achieve 100 number ones.
BTS, which consists of group members RM, Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, recently opened up about their first-ever English-only single and how they hoped it would bring ‘happiness and confidence’ to their devote fanbase amid COVID-19.
Big premiere: Dynamite also happened to set the record for ‘biggest music video premiere’ on YouTube, by garnering over 3 million concurrent viewers during its premiere on Friday
‘Dynamite sends a message of happiness and confidence. It says, even though we’re going through tough times, let’s do what we can in our places, let’s find freedom and happiness through dance and music,’ explained SUGA of the song’s meaning.
He added: ‘I would say it’s a song dedicated to all the people who felt like they have fallen down whilst running a marathon.’
BTS is currently preparing their new album, which currently remains unnamed, and is set to debut in the coming months.
Wholesome message: ‘Dynamite sends a message of happiness and confidence. It says, even though we’re going through tough times, let’s do what we can in our places, let’s find freedom and happiness through dance and music,’ explained SUGA of the song’s meaning
‘We are still working on our album, it’s still a go. Our goal is to release it in the second half of this year. This new album has the highest participation rate of any other albums that we released, and we’re working really hard,’ Jimin explained in a recent interview.
The record will be almost entirely put together by the members themselves, including the album artwork and the overall production.
He continued: ‘We can’t pinpoint an exact release date just yet, but as much as [our fans] are waiting for us, we really want to see you too so we’re going to work harder.’
Album incoming: BTS is currently preparing their new album, which currently remains unnamed, and is set to debut in the coming months; BTS pictured in January