Discover which K-pop videos released by girl groups have accumulated the highest numbers of views on YouTube
In the k-pop universe, clips, popularly known as MVs (short for Music Video, in English), are where fans can see for the first time the diverse sets, complex choreographies, powerful costumes and other visual elements used to tell the story. music history that is generally chosen to represent the return of idols to stages and shows after a period of rest, production and rehearsals.
Throughout history, the most viewed MV of all time on YouTube is that of ‘Gangnam Style’, by soloist PSY, which was released on July 15, 2012, had worldwide reach and today has more than 5 billion views, and 28 million likes.
As for male groups, BTS holds the title of the all-male formation that has the MV with the highest number of views, as “Dynamate”, whose clip was released on August 21, 2020, accumulates 1.84 billion views and as a result, 37 million likes.
But, have you ever stopped to think about the most viewed K-pop girl group MVs on YouTube? RECREIO researched and put together a list below of the 10 clips of female formations with the highest number of views; check out!
10. “PINK VENOM” — BLACKPINK
“BORN PINK” pre-release single, “PINK VENOM” gained an MV on August 19, 2022. Today, the clip has 862 million views, in addition to 16 million likes.
9. “What Is Love?” — TWICE
The MV for “What Is Love?”, a tiltle-track from TWICE’s eponymous album, was released on April 9, 2018, and has accumulated 794 million views and 7.5 million likes over the last six years.
8. “Playing With Fire” — BLACKPINK
Released on October 31, 2016 with “Stay”, “Playing With Fire” is the track from “Square Two”, the group’s second digital single, which currently has 879 million views, in addition to 8.7 million likes.
7. “Whistle” — BLACKPINK
“Whistle”, a track that marked BLACKPINK’s debut alongside “BOOMBAYAH” from the single album “Square One”, premiered on August 8, 2016. The MV has accumulated 893 million views, in addition to 10 million likes.
6. “Ice Cream” — BLACKPINK
“Ice Cream”, BLACKPINK’s collaboration with Selena Gomezreceived an MV on August 27, 2020. Today, the video has 911 million views, in addition to 20 million likes.
5. “How You Like That” — BLACKPINK
Pre-release of BLACKIPINK’s first studio album, “The Album”, the track “How You Like That” was added to YouTube on June 26, 2020, and currently has 1.2 billion views, as well as 24 million likes.
4. “As If It’s Your Last” — BLACKPINK
Released on June 22, 2017, the video for the single “As If It’s Your Last” has more than 13 million likes, and an astonishing 1.3 billion views.
3. “BOOMBAYAH” — BLACKPINK
One of BLACKPINK’s debut tracks, “BOOMBAYAH” could be seen for the first time on August 8, 2016, and today has 16 million likes and 1.7 billion views.
2. “Kill This Love” — BLACKPINK
“Kill This Love”, from the EP of the same name, had its MV released on April 4, 2019. Currently, the video has 1.9 billion views, and over 25 million likes.
1. “DDU-DU DDU-DU” — BLACKPINK
In addition to being BLACKPINK’s most viewed music video, “DDU-DU DDU-DU”, it is the biggest among K-pop groups, whether male or female, as the MV accumulates 2.2 billion views and 23 million likes in its six years of release, as it was added to YouTube on June 15, 2018.
Source: Recreio
