BTS earned a nod from the 34th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography for its music video for “Swim,” Big Hit Music said Thursday.
The visuals will compete for the best music video award against Harry Styles’ “American Girls,” Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me” and Madonna’s “Confessions II.”
The weeklong film event, established in 1993 and held in Poland, is one of the largest international film festivals dedicated to cinematography.
“Swim” is the main track off BTS’ fifth studio album “Arirang,” and the music video has generated over 169 million views on YouTube so far, surpassing 100 million in a month. The music video — directed by Ukrainian music video maker Tanu Muino — in which the seven members navigate the sea aboard a huge ship, is speculated to have been filmed in Portugal.
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