“Shiny SOLO”, BLACKPINK JENNIE Conquers Korea·Overseas Charts→100 Million Views→Praised by US Media (Comprehensive) [Oh!SSEN ISSUE]
[OSEN=김은애 기자] BLACKPINK JENNIE is continuing her winning streak with her single, ‘SOLO’. Following her domination of music charts and music broadcasts, she is also receiving favorable reviews from foreign media channels.
JENNIE has continued her no. 1 march on major Korean real-time charts for 15 days, dominating both daily and weekly charts. She as achieved a ‘perfect all-kill’ on the weekly charts announced by all music platforms including Melon, for the second week of November. She also won 3 crowns on Gaon Charts for the 46th week, by topping Digital, Downloads, and Streaming Charts.
Furthermore, the song topped iTunes Charts in 40 different countries, while also topping the iTunes Worldwide Song Chart for the first time as a Korean female solo artist. The record had more meaning since it was achieved among global Pop stars such as Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. JENNIE was also placed at no. 1 on Billboard’s ‘World Digital Song Sales’ Chart last month on the 28th, firmly proving her global popularity once again.
The MV for ‘SOLO’ released last month on the 12th surpassed 100 million views in exactly 23 days. JENNIE’s new record was 20 times faster than the pre-existing record, proving her all-time greatest impact as a Korean female solo artist. It is rare for ‘solo artists’ from groups to surpass 100 million views, but JENNIE achieved the record in the shortest amount for time with overwhelming speed.
Not only the MV, but also the choreography video is a hot topic among the fans. The ‘SOLO’ CHOREOGRAPHY UNEDITED VERSION has surpassed 30 million views on YouTube, receiving as much attention as the MV.
BLACKPINK, the group JENNIE is part of, is in fact a group with global popularity and influence known for their nickname, the ‘view count fairies’. The MV for ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ released on June became the fastest video to surpass 500 million views in K-Pop history, while also allowing BLACKPINK to become the only K-Pop girl group to have a MV with over ‘500 million views’.
Furthermore, BLACKPINK holds the most number of MVs with over 300 million views among all K-Pop girl groups. 4 videos Including the MV for ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’, ‘AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST’, ‘BOOMBAYAH’, and ‘PLAYING WITH FIRE’ have over 300 million views. The group also holds 3 MVs with over 400 million views. BLACKPINK is the only group to hold this record among all groups of K-Pop.
With BLACKPINK’s records, well known foreign media also focused on JENNIE. JENNIE recently had an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, which is a famous American entertainment magazine. The Hollywood Reporter started publication in 1930, and deals with issues regarding the movie, broadcast, and entertainment business, and is known as one of the two biggest entertainment magazines in the US.
On December 7 (local time), the Hollywood Reporter wrote, “JENNIE recently achieved rewarding results on her own” and spotlighted her records by adding, “Her first solo single ‘SOLO’ not only topped Billboard’s Digital Song Sales Chart but also surpassed 100 million views in 23 days”.
They also praised JENNIE by writing, “Due to their unprecedented success in the US, BLACKPINK are regarded as the K-Pop behemoth that led the scene this year” and that “JENNIE is probably used to rewriting and setting milestones by now”.
In fact, BLACKPINK set milestones on their career through various global charts. BLACKPINK’s first mini album ‘SQUARE UP’ entered the ‘Billboard 200’ as no. 40, while the title song ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ entered the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ as no. 55, setting the best record in K-Pop girl group history.
JENNIE stated, “It’s such an honor to be receiving so much love and we never want to take this moment for granted. We feel very blessed and we hope to see you guys soon” and raised the readers’ curiosities by adding, “Our US debut will also be a great opportunity. I won’t be the one spoiling anything, but please look forward to it”.
JENNIE shared the behind story on the creation of ‘SOLO’ and the story of her growth as a musical artist through her interview with the Hollywood Reporter. She showed off her fluent English skills from start to finish as she grew up in New Zealand when she was young.
JENNIE also revealed her hopes by stating, “I would like to create outcomes I can be proud of” and added, “I hope our music will be passed on to a lot of people around the world”.
In fact, JENNIE is already achieving proud results day by day. As BLACKPINK has partnered with Interscope Records, which is the representative label of Universal Music Group, to made debut in the US, people are wondering what kind of milestones JENNIE, JISOO, ROSÉ, and LISA will achieve in the future.
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