'BOOMBAYAH' BLACKPINK Becomes the First K-Pop Idol Debut MV to Reach 1 Billion Views

Kapanlagi.com - BLACKPINK once again proves their quality as one of the top K-Pop groups. The idols who recently greeted their fans with THE ALBUM have achieved an impressive milestone on YouTube.

One of BLACKPINK's videos on YouTube, specifically their debut MV titled BOOMBAYAH, has reached 1 billion views. BLACKPINK achieved this milestone on October 13, 2020, in the morning.

As known, the MV BOOMBAYAH was released on August 8, 2016, at 8 PM local time. If the achievement of 1 billion views was reached on October 13, 2020, it means it took about four years, two months, four days, and twelve hours to reach this number.

1. First and Only

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Until now, BLACKPINK is the only Korean artist with three music videos that have surpassed 1 billion views. Not only that, BOOMBAYAH is also the only debut K-Pop music video with over 1 billion views.

BLACKPINK's impressive achievements certainly make BLINKS more excited. They flooded Twitter timelines with #BOOMBAYAH_1BILLION and #BLACKPINK3rdBillion to celebrate these consecutive achievements.

2. Other Achievements

Before BOOMBAYAH, the MVs for DDU-DU DD-DU and Kill This Love had already surpassed this fantastic number. On November 11, 2019, DDU-DU DDU-DU became the first and fastest K-Pop music video to reach 1 billion views. Meanwhile, Kill This Love followed on September 2, 2020.

Congratulations to BLACKPINK for their extraordinary achievements!

(kpl/rsp)