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Black Pink reaches 50 million YouTube views in record time

  • Published : Jul 13, 2017 - 16:47
  • Updated : Jul 13, 2017 - 16:47

Black Pink continues to break records on YouTube, becoming the fastest K-pop group to garner 60 million views for its music video for “As If It’s Your Last.”

According to YG Entertainment, the music video topped 61 million views as of Thursday morning. It broke the 60 million mark at 7:31 p.m. on Wednesday, just 20 days after its release.

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(YG Entertainment)


The previous record-holder was “Knock Knock” by Twice, which achieved the feat in 28 days. However, the record for all Korean artists still belongs to Psy’s “Gentleman,” which topped 60 million views on YouTube in 48 hours after its release.

Black Pink has three music videos with at least 100 million views on YouTube: “Whistle,” “Boombaya,” and “Playing With Fire.”

(minsikyoon@heraldcorp.com)

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