BLACKPINK’s ‘AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST’ Dance Practice Video Surpasses 200M Views… 5th Record

2020-12-11 12:09 pm

[스포츠조선=백지은 기자] Group BLACKPINK’s dance practice video for ‘AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST’ surpassed 200M views on YouTube.

According to YG Entertainment on December 11, BLACKPINK’s ‘AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST’ dance practice video surpassed 200M views on YouTube yesterday, as of 7:14 PM.

BLACKPINK is the only group to continue their 100M march not only through official MVs, but also through dance practice videos. In fact, it was their 5th dance practice video to surpass 200M views among the 22 videos of BLACKPINK with over 100M views, uploaded on YouTube.

BLACKPINK’s ‘AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST’, released on June 2017, is a Dance track with a catchy lead synth and romantic lyrics which grab the attention of the listeners. The song was listed on the ‘Top 25 Songs of the Summer on YouTube’ announced by US Billboard, as well as being selected as the ‘Most Loved K-Pop Video in the World’ in the according year.

The song is still popular although it has been over 3 years since the song was released, and the official MV for’ AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST’ is expected to reach 1B views in the future.

BLACKPINK’s YouTube channel has also gathered subscribers at a fast pace, and currently has more than 54.3M subscribers. They are the second most subscribed artist in the world, and Justin Bieber is the only artist with more subscribers than BLACKPINK.

BLACKPINK has solidified their unrivaled status in the global music industry through active releases and promotional activities. Starting with their collaborative song ‘Sour Candy’ released with Lady Gaga back in May, the group re-wrote K-Pop girl group records through all new releases including ‘How You Like That’ released on June, ‘Ice Cream’ released on August, and their official debut album ‘THE ALBUM’ released on October.  Their official debut album ‘THE ALBUM’ was ranked at no. 2 on the US Billboard 200 and UK’s Official Albums Chart on the week of its release and successfully charted in for 9 and 7 consecutive weeks respectively. The group is being acknowledged for their success through various year-end award ceremonies.

BLACKPINK has recently received the ‘Group of the Year’ award for the first time as a K-Pop group at the US ‘Variety Hitmakers’, as well as receiving the ‘Global Popular Group’ award at China QQ Music’s ‘Boom Boom Awards’. They also won 2 trophies(Best Female Dance Award·Top 10) at the ‘2020 Melon Music Awards(MMA)’, 3 trophies(Best Female Group·Best Female Group Dance Performance·Worldwide Fans’ Choice) at the ‘2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards(MAMA)’, and won the honor of being selected as the ‘2020 Visionary’ by CJ ENM.

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