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if you're not already a fan of the South
Korean pop group bangtan sonyeondan
better known is BTS recipients of the
2016 m-net Asian Music Award for artist
of the year then you're about to be
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
music videos by BTS for this list we're
ranking bangtan's best music videos and
taking into consideration their
originality popularity and impact on
both audiences and the music industry
number 10 no more dream BTS first came
onto the scene in 2013 with
too-cool-for-school
with no more dream as their debut single
the lyrics talked about growing up
following your dreams and the pressure
is put on kids by society the video
features the members dressed in black
and performing and visually striking
locations including a graffiti skate
park and a destroyed suburban
neighborhood
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the band also released a dance version
of the music video which features some
hard-hitting choreography that would go
on to be a staple of their work
swamis is bad dreams number nine for you
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although Ponton sonyeondan is originally
from south korea they've quickly become
international sensations with a large
part of their fan base in Japan while
they often rerelease they're more
popular songs in Japanese with original
music videos to accompany them they
released an exclusively Japanese single
back in 2015 called for you the music
video is beautifully shot and features
scenes of the band working hard to save
money in order to surprise the group's
maknae jungkook with enough cash to
finally meet the girl he's been writing
to in person
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number eight we are bulletproof part two
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lasting through at number eight is BTS
as we are bulletproof part two the
hip-hop number served to many as the
group's musical introduction to
audiences despite no more dream beating
their debut single the song is iconic
among armies the official name for fans
of the group and has since become a
popular meme still the video features
impressive rap work by the group's
leader rap monster and has somehow made
twirling snapbacks look oh so cool
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number seven danger a song from their
school trilogy and off the album
darkened wild danger is a piece that
talks about the frustrations of being in
a one-sided relationship and how it can
hurt to not know where you stand with
your partner this video features BTS
moving away from their formerly hip-hop
look and moving towards more of a punk
grunge aesthetic in both their fashion
and shooting style although he wore a
wig for the haircutting scene and
despite receiving multiple warnings to
be careful that member B he still
managed to chop some of his locks off
during filming
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number six boy in love
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what do you get when you put school
uniforms elaborate set memorable
choreography and BTS together another
hit video
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from their album skool luv affair boy in
luv features a group trying to pluck up
enough courage to talk to the girl
they're mad about the video plays off
tropes common in kdramas namely the
manly boy who seems to tease the female
protagonist out of affection and even
has an iconic locker scene with the
group's oldest member and otherwise
softie gin
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number five war of hormone
both the name of this song and the
perfect way to describe high-school war
of hormone is one of bts's more iconic
videos going for a blend of preppy and
Punk this video was shot in black and
white with some red accents and features
the band moving around a school campus
while singing to a girl they're all
crushing on a common feature of the
school trilogy album collection
so baby go away
money
if you listen closely to the lyrics you
can hear j-hope make a frozen joke as he
compares some women to ice mountain's
and tells listeners to let it go number
four dope
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considered among many to be the band's
signature music video dope has gained
over 112 million views since its release
and helped expose mainstream audiences
to both kpop and the band although the
song is catchy with lyrics discussing
how the group has worked hard despite
their haters and pushed through
adversity in order to succeed the
choreography is absolutely captivating
and won them several prestigious awards
for their video in 2015
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in addition to their dancing the costume
choices for each of the band seven
members along with a dope filming set
featured keeps audiences coming back for
more
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number three fire
we're totally always overachieving Ichi
has put out another trilogy over the
course of 2015 and 16 called the most
beautiful moments in life although the
third album featured a lot of repackaged
and remixed content from the first two
albums their hit single fire more than
made up for while save me one of the
singles from the record took a
simplistic approach to shooting the
music video with a band dancing in an
open field fire is significantly more
intense and features complicated sets
tons of extras and some seriously fun to
watch pyrotechnics kicked off by sugar
at the video start
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number two blood sweat and tears
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the single off their newest album wings
blood sweat and tears is fast becoming
one of bts's most popular music videos
having amassed over 61 million views
since its release in October 2016 the
piece which plays more like a short film
than a music video and runs over six
minutes in length features the group in
expensive suits at even more expensive
filming locations
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the song as well as the video have
received multiple awards including best
performance by a male group at the 2016
m-net Asian Music Awards
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before we get to our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
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like a kazoo number one I need you
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coming in at number one is I need you
from heart one of the most beautiful
moments in life album trilogy this music
video changed the game as it features
members of the band in seemingly deadly
situations like vocalist Jim and
drowning in a bathtub and left audiences
desperate to know what happened to the
band at the end of the video
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the story then continued in their music
video for run the single for the second
album in the collection and caused a
flurry of fan theories to erupt online
following the video's release the high
concept video i need you' was
revolutionary not only to the way music
videos are now stylized but helped
establish the band's current aesthetic
while cementing them in k-pop history
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do you agree with our list which BTS
music video do you think should have
made our list
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