Kapanlagi.com - The song Lathi popularized by Weird Genius in collaboration with Sara Fajira has achieved another milestone. Not only in the homeland, but Weird Genius' success with the song Lathi has even reached the international stage.
On Sunday (12/7/2020), Weird Genius' official account announced the good news that the song Lathi has reached 100 million online plays. With this achievement, Weird Genius' face appeared on the billboard in Times Square, New York.
"Lathi has reached a total of 100 million online plays! We wanted to perform in New York, but for now, this is enough. Weird Genius in Times Square..." wrote Weird Genius' official account.
1. Previous Achievements
This achievement is not the first achieved by Weird Genius with the song Lathi. Previously, Lathi broke the record as the song that occupied the first position on the Spotify Indonesia chart for six consecutive weeks.
Lathi also topped several different music charts at the same time, including Youtube Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, and Itunes. In addition,
Lathi also became the most searched track on the Shazam app.
2. Viral LathiChallenge
© Instagram.com/jharnabhagwani
The success of the song Lathi has even spawned a trend among young people called #LathiChallenge. This challenge is done by transforming a graceful appearance into a scary one accompanied by the song Lathi.
One of the viral #LathiChallenge is the version by the beautiful vlogger Jharna Bhagwani. This short video uploaded by a 17-year-old MUA has been viewed more than 10 million times, and even noticed by one of the members of Weird Genius themselves, namely Reza Arap.
3. Version by Didik Nini Thowok
© Youtube/didikninithowok
The latest, the Lathi Challenge is also followed by veteran dancer Didik Nini Thowok. Born in Temanggung on November 13, 1954, he uploaded the challenge video on Youtube on Tuesday (23/6/2020).
Didik's version of the Lathi Challenge is indeed different. While usually celebrities only show the transformation of a plain face into a scary one, Didik goes beyond that. Not just that, Didik showcases several characters using masks and headpieces in the challenge.
Congratulations to Weird Genius for their achievements!
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