Run BTS 2.0 Episode 1 Surpasses 10 Million Views in 10 Days

BTS’s revived variety series Run BTS 2.0 has passed a key viewership mark, with the first episode of the “BTS’s Trip” arc exceeding 10 million YouTube views 10 days after release. The second video also reached 5 million views in three days, while the final installment of the arc was posted at 9 p.m. on May 5 through BTS’s official YouTube channel and Weverse. ¹

The figures place the returning self-produced content series back in the center of BTS’s official video activity after a roughly three-year break from the show’s previous special episodes. The current arc focused on the seven members spending time together during a trip, combining games, cooking scenes, penalties and reflective moments tied to earlier BTS memories. ²

Run BTS 2.0 Reaches 10 Million Views

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The first new episode of “Run BTS!” was released on April 23 at 9 p.m. through BTS’s official YouTube channel and Weverse. Kstyle described it as the first new episode after the program’s long break and identified “Run BTS!” as BTS’s representative self-produced variety content, first launched in 2015. ²

The April 23 episode opened the “BTS’s Trip” arc, showing the members on vacation together. Reported scenes included room-assignment games and a zombie game, with the series again leaning on unscripted group interaction and variety-show missions. ²

Before the release, Sports Kyunghyang reported via Daum that BTS had posted a roughly 50-second preview for “BTS’s TRIP,” the first episode of “Run BTS 2.0,” at 9 p.m. on April 20 through the official YouTube channel. The preview included scenes of pillow fighting, jokgu, cooking and punishment segments, and it stated that the full episode was scheduled for April 23 at 9 p.m. on YouTube and Weverse. ³

The performance of the new videos was reported after the May 5 finale. bnt News said the first episode passed 10 million YouTube views 10 days after its release, while the second video reached 5 million views in three days. News1, carried by Nate, reported the same figures and noted that the final installment was posted at 9 p.m. on May 5. ¹ ⁴

Final BTS’s Trip Episode Features Games and Bomunsa Visit

The final episode of the “Run BTS BTS’s Trip” arc included a jokgu game and penalty scenes. bnt News reported that the penalties included standing with hands raised and a visit to Bomunsa. ¹

OSEN, carried by KoreaDaily, reported that the final episode showed Suga and V returning to Bomunsa about 10 years after a 2016 visit. The report described the episode as combining a competitive jokgu match with a reflective visit connected to BTS’s album “ARIRANG.” ⁵

In remarks from the episode, Suga and V were quoted as saying, “It has been 10 years,” and that they had gone there with the single hope that things would go well, adding that the feeling remained the same. ⁵

News1 also reported that the members looked back on the trip in the final installment. The members were quoted as saying they “laughed a lot,” and that it felt good because it was like taking a trip together as members and that a wish had been fulfilled. ⁴

The same report said the members discussed possible future “Run BTS” ideas, including beach volleyball, volleyball and a school-experience concept. Those ideas were described as part of the members’ conversation rather than as confirmed schedules. ⁴

Return Followed a March Teaser

The broader restart of the show was signaled before the April episode release. iMBC reported via Nate that BTS posted a “Run BTS 2.0” teaser at 9 p.m. on March 30 on the team’s official YouTube channel. The teaser showed the members discussing content ideas before the new version began. ⁶

iMBC also reported that the show was returning after about three years since the 2023 special episodes. The same report cited earlier program context, including about 140 million cumulative YouTube views for 155 regular episodes aired from 2015 to 2021. ⁶

That background gives the latest 10 million-view milestone a clear frame: the figure belongs to the first episode of the new “BTS’s Trip” arc, not to the earlier regular run. The reported numbers cover YouTube views for the first and second videos in the returning arc, while the May 5 finale completed the trip sequence on the official YouTube channel and Weverse. ¹

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Run BTS 2.0 has therefore resumed with a compact, clearly documented set of results: an April 23 first episode, a May 5 final installment, 10 million YouTube views for episode one in 10 days, and 5 million views for the second video in three days. The next direction for the series has not been formally detailed in the provided reports, but the members’ on-screen discussion of future ideas indicates that “Run BTS” concepts remain part of the conversation after the “BTS’s Trip” arc.