Blackpink topped the global YouTube Song Top 100 chart for 6 consecutive weeks.
Blackpink’s ‘Shut Down’ topped the YouTube Song Top 100 chart. According to the latest chart (202.09.23 ~ 2022.09.29) published by YouTube on the 2nd, ‘Shut Down’ topped the YouTube Song Top 100 chart following last week. This is the sixth week in the chart, taking over the popular baton of the previously released song, ‘Pink Venom’.
Blackpink’s powerful potential can be seen in the most watched music video in the world. The title song ‘Shut Down’ and the pre-released song ‘Pink Venom’ came first and second.
Thanks to this popularity, the number of subscribers to the official YouTube channel is also increasing rapidly. On 5 September, the first artist in the world to surpass 80 million subscribers, and now he records more than 82 million. In addition, with 34 billion view videos and a cumulative number of views of 27 billion views, it proves that it really is the best in this field.
In addition, Blackpink’s influence on various global charts is strong. With their second full-length album ‘BORN PINK’, they topped the US Billboard 200 Charts and the UK Official Album Charts at the same time. BLACKPINK is the only Asian female artist to dominate two world charts at the same time. It is the first time in 21 years since Destiny’s Child in 2001 based on the global music market as a whole.
In addition, the title song ‘Shut Down’ peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking a surge in popularity. The pre-released song ‘Pink Venom’, which went straight to 22nd in its first week of release and broke the record for a single by a K-pop girl group, has since rebounded to 57th after 53, 67 and 74, succeeding in maintaining the top spot for 5 consecutive weeks.
Meanwhile, BLACKPINK will be holding a ‘BLACKPINK WORLD TOUR’ at KSPO DOME, Olympic Park, Seoul on October 15th and 16th. [BORN PINK]’ and will move to North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania, attracting a total of 1.5 million viewers, the most in the history of a K-pop girl group.
Baek A-young / photo courtesy of YG
