BTS Achieves Success with 'Dynamite', Here's the Struggle of Indonesian Army in Helping Break Records

Kapanlagi.com - It's not wrong to say that BTS is one of the current phenomena. RM and others seem unstoppable with their achievements in the music world. One of BTS's successes is definitely also because of the enthusiasm and love given by ARMY to their idols.

As we know, BTS has just released the song Dynamite which immediately became number one everywhere. The MV for that song also broke the Youtube record and officially became the most viewed video in 24 hours with a total of 101 million views. Amazing!

Kapanlagi.com had the opportunity to interview one of the Indonesian ARMY named Nia, to find out how she helped BTS break the Youtube record. Of course, Nia is not alone, she is accompanied by millions of ARMYs spread around the world.

1. Preparation Before Streaming

As usual, before the release of Dynamite, fans are surely excited and can't wait. Preparations have been made such as preparing quotas, subscribing to music platforms, and finding out information on how to stream correctly so that views can be counted officially.

"From the press conference schedule at 08.30 AM WIB, I was already staying on Twitter or Youtube of Korean media that aired it. After that, continue to the BangtanTV youtube channel to watch the Countdown Live from 10.30 AM to 11.00 AM WIB, and the MV will be released on the Big Hit channel," said Nia who planned to watch together with other ARMYs.

2. Streaming Multiple Times

Watching the MV only once is definitely not enough. Besides wanting to increase views, fans surely also want to listen to the song again and see in more detail what is in the MV that might be missed if only watched once. Not to mention that by watching the MV, they can also admire the beloved oppas' faces. Nia definitely doesn't want to watch the Dynamite MV just once, whether on a phone or other devices.

"If within 1 hour of release, about 4 - 5 times because proper streaming should be interspersed with 3 videos from other channels. So, I can borrow a friend's or family member's phone to stream. The number of devices I use is uncertain, as it depends on whether there are other devices available at that time. My personal phone and laptop are definitely used for streaming. But if there are others, they will definitely be utilized," she explained.

3. Streaming on Spotify

Surely ARMY not only streams Dynamite on Youtube, right? There are those who listen on Spotify, iTunes, Melon (a music streaming platform in Korea), and others. Nia, as an Android user, chooses to focus on Youtube and Spotify only.

"Previously, we participated in pre-saving Dynamite Party provided by Big Hit and Columbia music, so we just need to stream by playing that playlist. Then, we also search for some fanbase/ARMY-made playlists on Spotify that already include Dynamite and other BTS songs to be played alternately with the previous playlist," said Nia, who has J-Hope as her ultimate bias.

4. Streaming Anytime

Still talking about streaming, Nia definitely wants to do it 24 hours a day, but of course, it's limited by her activities, especially now that she's working. However, Nia has a way to still listen to BTS songs while working and doing other activities.

"I'm the type of person who needs to listen to music while working, so usually my phone will keep streaming Spotify or Youtube music with earphones. Besides that, when I'm on the road, I always connect Spotify to the car so I can still stream even while driving," said the ARMY member from Bali.

5. Fanbases Also Work Hard

Nia is certainly not alone. Other Indonesian ARMYs also help and strive to support BTS in breaking records and achieving the Global Goal 100M. Some fanbases also make donations to reach that target. One of them is @fundsforBTS_ID.

"Me and some other friends made a streaming project for BTS. So almost a month before, we collected donations willingly from fellow ARMY friends, which we then used to make this streaming project a success. Alhamdulillah, the enthusiasm from friends was very good, we didn't even expect to receive donations amounting to almost 7 million. Then we used the donation funds to upgrade 100 Spotify accounts, 150 YouTube accounts, donate to @FundsforBTS_ID for mass buying on iTunes, and the rest to buy streaming data for ARMY," explained Nia.

In addition to donations, fanbases also tested various ways to make YouTube views count, educated ARMYs on how to stream on different platforms like YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Shazam, and Deezer. They also helped create streaming playlists for YouTube and Spotify. They are very united!

6. Proud of Army and BTS

The success of BTS and ARMY in breaking the Youtube view record in 24 hours definitely makes us proud. Of course, this happiness is also felt by Nia, who has been a BTS fan since 2014.

"More than happy for sure. Although at first I was a little sad because in the first 24 hours we got around 98M views, but still felt happy and will strive to do better in the future. But shortly after that, Big Hit confirmed that the total was 101M views in 24 hours for the Dynamite MV, I automatically cried because our goals were achieved and even exceeded. Some may say it's exaggerated because we cried, but this truly expresses the feeling of joy and pride because of the worldwide cooperation of Army taking turns / shifts for streaming between Asian Army and US, Europe, and Africa Army due to different time zones so that everyone can rest. All of this can happen because of the hard work and extraordinary cooperation of Army. Purple you Army and BTS," said Nia.

7. Congratulations to BTS!

Congratulations to Nia, BTS, and of course Army worldwide for your success. For those who haven't heard Dynamite, hurry up and listen. As Nia said, the song Dynamite can give spirit and be a happy pill for everyone who listens during the pandemic experienced worldwide.

Continued success to BTS and Army!

(kpl/pit)