Blackpink reached the 2.2 billion views milestone on YouTube with the music video for “Ddu-du Ddu-du,” label YG Entertainment said Monday. This cements the record Blackpink holds as the most-viewed music video from a K-pop artist.
“Ddu-du Ddu-du” is the lead single from the group’s first EP “Square Up” which was released in June 2018. It not only dominated every domestic music chart but also claimed No. 50 on Billboard’s Hot 100 while the mini album notched No.
50 on the Billboard 200, both records for a K-pop girl group at the time. It has generated close to 700 million streams on Spotify so far. The performance video for the mega-hit garnered 500 million views on the platform as of last month.
aespa’s 1st LP received 1m in pre-orders Aespa's first full-length album sold more than 1 million copies in pre-orders, according to label SM Entertainment on Monday. The group’s three previous albums – the second EP “Girls,” the third EP “My World” and the fourth EP “Drama” – all sold more than a million units. The third EP logged 1.
69 million in first-week sales and holds a record for the K-pop girl group. LP “Armageddon” consists of 10 tracks including two focus tracks – “Armageddon” and “Supernova.” The latter was dropped in advance on May 13, topping all music charts at home and winning aespa three trophies from television music chart shows.
The pre-release has amassed over 30 million streams on Spotify while the music video has s.
