K-Pop band BTS have broken world records with their latest single - here's everything you need to know about them

The new song from the K-Pop group is the first of theirs to be performed entirely in English (Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

BTS, one of the biggest musical groups in the world, have broken the YouTube record for most views in a 24-hour period with their new song, Dynamite.

This is everything you need to know about the Korean pop band - and why they’re so popular.

Who are BTS?

BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, are a K-Pop (Korean Pop) group made up of seven members: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook. The members come from all over South Korea.

As is standard with K-Pop groups, each member of the band has a different role:

RM is the groups leader and the main rapper
Jin is a vocalist and a “visual” - visuals are considered the most aesthetically good looking member of the group
Suga is the lead rapper
J-Hope is the groups main dancer as well as sub rapper and sub vocalist
Jimin is also a main dancer and lead vocalist
V is a lead dancer, sub vocalist and a visual
Jungkook is a main vocalist, lead dancer and sub rapper

The group was first launched in 2013 and have since skyrocketed to global fame.

They have released four Korean language studio albums and four Japanese language studio albums.

BTS are the biggest K-Pop group to find international success, and fans of the group go by the name ARMY.

According to Billboard, their album Love Yourself: Tear, which is sung in Korean, became “the first primarily foreign-language No 1 album in over 12 years”.

They were also the first K-Pop group to win a Billboard Music Award for Top Social Artist in 2018, beating out competition like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande.

What record did they break?

BTS are known for breaking records and on Friday 21 August, they’ve done it again.