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BLACKPINK sets record as 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du' MV reaches 2 billion views on YouTube

Published Jan 6, 2023 08:26 am

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK set a new record with their music video “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du.”

On Jan. 4, “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” reached two billion views on YouTube and set the record of becoming the first music video by a K-pop group to achieve the feat.

BLACKPINK's "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" reached two billion views on YouTube on Jan. 4 (YG Entertainment)

The “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” music video was released on YouTube on June 15, 2018 and it first set the record of becoming the first music video by a K-pop group to reach one billion views on Nov. 11, 2019, or one year and five months since its upload.

The two-billion feat for “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” was achieved four years and six months after its release on YouTube.

“Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” is the main track of BLACKPINK’s first mini-album “Square Up” released on June 15, 2018.

According to YG Life, after its release, “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” reached “perfect all-kill” status on music streaming sites in South Korea. It also reached 40th and 55th places, respectively, on Billboard 200 and Hot 100 Chart, and also achieved 500 million streams on Spotify.

BLACKPINK completed 26 performances in 15 cities under their “Born Pink” world tour and they will head to Asia and Oceania including the Philippines.

Meanwhile, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo will have her solo debut this year.

In YouTube’s most viewed music videos in the first 24 hours of release, BLACKPINK and member Lisa occupy four in the top 10.

YouTube’s All-Time Top 24 Hour Music Debuts as of Jan. 3, 2023:

1. BTS (방탄소년단) 'Butter' Official MV - 108.2 million views

2. BTS (방탄소년단) 'Dynamite' Official MV - 101.1 million views

3. BLACKPINK - ‘Pink Venom’ M/V - 90.4 million views

4. BLACKPINK - 'How You Like That' M/V - 86.3 million views

5. BLACKPINK - 'Ice Cream (with Selena Gomez)' M/V - 79.0 million views

6. BTS (방탄소년단) '작은 것들을 위한 시 (Boy With Luv) (feat. Halsey)' Official MV - 74.6 million views

7. LISA - 'LALISA' M/V - 73.6 million views

8. BTS (방탄소년단) 'Permission to Dance' Official MV - 72.3 million views

9. BTS (방탄소년단) 'Life Goes On' Official MV - 71.6 million views

10. Taylor Swift - ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco) ft. Brendon Urie - 65 million views

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