YouTube Announces That BLACKPINK Set A New ‘World Record’ With The Most Watched Video In 24 Hours
[스포츠조선 조윤선 기자] BLACKPINK’s ‘KILL THIS LOVE’ set a new world record on YouTube as the most watched video in the first 24 hours.
According to YouTube on April 8(KST), the MV for ‘KILL THIS LOVE’ reached 56.7 million views in 24 hours since the video was released on April 5 at 0 AM. Their new record surpasses existing records held by global POP stars.
In addition, the MV for ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ by BLACKPINK was also ranked at no. 6 on the same category.
BLACKPINK’s ‘KILL THIS LOVE’ topped iTunes Song charts in 37 different regions of the world including the US, as soon as the song was released to the public. The song set a meaningful record by becoming the first song by a K-Pop girl group to top the US iTunes Song chart.
Furthermore, the song was ranked at no. 4 on Spotify’s Global Top50 chart and at no. 35 on the US Top50 chart. Spotify is currently the largest music platform in the world with the greatest number of users. It is also known as the most influential music platform of the world.
BLACKPINK appeared on Korean music broadcasts last weekend and presented their first comeback live performances, which received heated responses and positive reviews from their fans in and out of Korea.
While setting milestones on YouTube, the indicator of popularity in the global market, BLACKPINK will perform at ‘Coachella Festival’, the biggest music festival of the US, on April 12 and 19 for the first time as a K-Pop idol group.
BLACKPINK will head to the US this week for their schedules and meet the local fans through their North America tour, consisted of 8 concerts in 6 cities starting in Los Angeles on the 17th, in addition to making appearances on well-known local TV shows and radio broadcasts.
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