BLACKPINK has multiple songs with over 1 billion YouTube views, including "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du," "Kill This Love," "How You Like That," and "Pink Venom," with "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" being the first K-pop girl group video to hit 2 billion views, showcasing their dominance in reaching this milestone.
BLACKPINK's 'Pink Venom' Music Video Surpasses 1 Billion Views on YouTube.
An early metric of a video's popularity was the so-called Billion-View Club, denoting videos which had succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views since their initial upload. In December 2012, "Gangnam Style" became the first video to reach one billion views.
Today Billboard reported the news after they spoke with a YouTube representative on Jan. 22, who confirmed that BLACKPINK's "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" held the top spot with 620.9 million views, followed by BTS' "DNA" at 618.9 million.
BLACKPINK 'Pink Venom' M/V HITS 1 BILLION VIEWS @Youtube BLINKs worldwide, thank you so much!
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Their Born Pink World Tour (2022–23) became the highest-grossing concert tour by a female group and Asian act in history, while they became the first Asian act to headline Coachella in 2023. With 40 billion streams and 20 million records sold worldwide, Blackpink is one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
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BLACKPINK has reached yet another milestone as the music video for their smash single “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” blasted past two billion views on YouTube.
BLACKPINK was the first & only girl group in 2024 to: — top brand reputation ranking thrice in 2024 (January, November & December) & 2025 (January) without releasing a group comeback — become the most streamed third gen female kpop group without releasing new music — win an award in an award shows with no new music ...
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Surpassing "Flowers" later in 2023, the fastest to reach 1 billion overall is now the “explicit version” of “Seven” by Jung Kook (South Korea, b. Jeon Jung-kook) feat. Latto (USA, b. Alyssa Stephens), which reached the milestone on 30 October 2023, 109 days following its worldwide release on 14 July 2023.
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In January 2021, Baby Shark Dance became the first YouTube video to surpass 10 billion views, after snatching the crown of most-viewed YouTube video of all time from the former record holder "Despacito" one year before.
Upon release, "Jump" reached number one on Spotify's daily songs chart, making Blackpink the first K-pop group with three chart-toppers after "Pink Venom" and "Shut Down" in 2022.
“Gangnam Style” by South Korean musician PSY became the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views. By the end of 2012, the song had topped music charts in more than 30 countries around the world. #song4theweekend #PSY #GangnamStyle #musichistory #music.
Jennie is more famous in South Korea… and Lisa is more famous internationally. But Jenlisa are known for being the most popular members of Blackpink in general.
Holland is known as "the first openly gay K-pop idol". He is an only child. His parents found out about his sexuality after he discussed it in an interview.
BLACKPINK's 'Kill This Love' has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, becoming the second song by the group to reach this milestone. BLACKPINK is the first K-Pop girl group to have multiple songs (2) each hit a billion streams in Spotify history.
For decades, K-pop fans dreaded the “seven-year curse.” Under Korea's standard entertainment contract, the maximum term for exclusive deals is capped at seven years. As groups approached that mark, breakups, member departures or label changes became common. The curse claimed some of the industry's biggest names.
While both are global superstars, BTS is generally considered bigger due to their unprecedented chart dominance (multiple US #1s), massive album sales (40M+), higher collective net worth (around $200M+), and deeper cultural penetration in the West, though Blackpink holds records as the biggest girl group (most followed on Spotify, Coachella headliners) with immense influence, especially in fashion. The comparison often highlights BTS's broader reach across demographics vs. Blackpink's high-fashion global impact.
BLACKPINK Makes No. 1 'Jump' Onto Both Billboard Global Charts. The quartet lands its third leader on the Global 200 and fourth on Global Excl. U.S.
“Queens of K-pop” with another 1 billion view milestone. The music video for “Pink Venom,” the pre-release single from BLACKPINK's 2nd full-length album, has surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube.
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The best-selling album of all time worldwide is Michael Jackson's Thriller, with estimated sales exceeding 66-70 million copies, making it a global phenomenon since its 1982 release. The second best-selling album, often cited for the US market, is the Eagles' *Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)*, while AC/DC's Back in Black and various soundtracks also rank highly.