According to YG Entertainment on September 12, BLACKPINK’s « Whistle » music video surpassed 700 million views on YouTube as of 8:53 a.m. that day.
BLACKPINK’s « Whistle« , « Ddu-du Ddu-du » (1.6 billion views), « Kill this love » (1.3 billion views), « Boombayah » (1 billion views), « As if it’s your last« , « How you like that » (900 million views) and JENNIE « Solo’s » music video 700 million views (800 million views for the performance video).
The music video for « Whistle, » one of the double-titled songs from BLACKPINK’s debut single « SQUARE ONE« , drew attention for its colorful and sophisticated visual beauty. Additionally, the varied visuals and unique melodic lines of the members have captivated the eyes and ears of music fans around the world.
Upon the song’s release, « Whistle » not only topped the real-time, daily, and weekly charts of major domestic music sites for 16 consecutive days, but also topped iTunes in 14 foreign countries, which was unusual for them beginners at the time.
BLACKPINK, which has 29 billion views, currently has over 66 million YouTube subscribers. Following the release of LISA’s solo album, the number of subscribers exploded and rose to the top of the world rankings. This is the first milestone reached in about five years and three months since the opening of the BLACKPINK channel.
LISA’s solo title track, « Lalisa, » released at 1 p.m. on September 10th, has currently reached nearly 100 million views. K-pop solo artists are sure to surpass 100 million views in the shortest possible time. In addition, the song « Lalisa » topped the iTunes song chart in a total of 60 countries on the first day of its release and expanded its area from No. 1 to 65 countries.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS BLACKPINK
