The only K-pop girl groups present in the Guinness Book of Records

Recognized as the leading authority on record-breaking achievements, Guinness World Records, the book of records, began as an idea of Sir Hugh Beavera manager at the Guinness Brewery, in 1950, when he attended a shooting party and began discussing with the hosts about the fastest game bird in Europe, without reaching a conclusion.

Four years later, when remembering the discussion, Sir Hugh decided to run a promotion at the brewery to put an end to arguments in pubs, inviting ross It is Norris McWhirterresearchers from Fleet Street, a famous street in London, with the aim of creating a book that would bring together facts and data.

Entitled “Guinness Superlative”, the work took 13 and a half weeks to complete, being officially published in 1955, selling 187 thousand books in just one year. Today, Guinness World Records has become a global brand, with countless representatives spread across the world, and containing more than 80 million copies sold, according to the Superinteressante portal.

In the book, it is possible to find the most varied records, with different categories, which can range from the tallest people in the world, to the most viewed video on YouTube. It is even possible to come across different K-pop artists, however, only three girl groups are present.

It is worth remembering that, for a record to be validated, if it is an unprecedented situation, the person needs to send a project to Guinness with a detailed explanation of the idea to be approved by the company and, consequently, published.

On the other hand, if it is a record that has already been set previously, in order to break it, it is necessary that it meets the same conditions as the old one, and that proof of the new record be presented, including photos and videos, and the presence of two witnesses, who must be respected people in the community, or authorities. In addition, depending on the case, the approval of some experts will also be necessary.

But, do you know which are the only K-pop girl groups present in the Guinness World Records, as determined by the Koreaboo portal? We tell you!

Girls’ Generation

On May 11, 2017, Girls’ Generation, a girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007, entered the record books as the “group with the most wins at the Melon Music Awards”, taking home the award 13 times.

NewJeans

Formed in 2022 by ADOR, a subsidiary company of HYBE, NewJeans entered the Guinness World Records on March 28, 2023 as the “fastest k-pop act to reach one billion streams on Spotify”, reaching the milestone in just 219 days and having, until then, only six songs available on the platform: “Attention”, “Hype Boy”, “Cookie”, “Hurt”, “Ditto” and “OMG”.

BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK is the girl group with the highest number of records in the Guinness World Records since, adding up their joint and individual achievements, the YG Entertainment girl group currently has 14 broken records. Are they:

• Musical act with the highest number of subscribers on YouTube (registered on May 31, 2024);
• First K-pop girl group to reach number one on the UK albums chart (registered on September 29, 2022);
• First K-pop girl group to reach number one on the US album chart (registered on October 1, 2022);
• Music channel on YouTube with the highest number of views (registered on April 12, 2023);
• Girlgroup with the highest number of streams on Spotify (registered on May 31, 2024);
• First winner of the “Best Performance in the Metaverse” at the MTV Video Music Awards (registered on August 28, 2022);
• Lisa: First K-pop solo artist to win at the MTV Video Music Awards (registered on August 28, 2022);
• Lisa: First solo K-pop artist to win at the MTV Europe Music Awards (registered on November 13, 2022);
• Lisa: First album by a solo K-pop artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify (recorded on April 28, 2023);
• Lisa: Video by a solo artist with the most views on YouTube in 24 hours (registered on April 13, 2022);
• Lisa: K-pop artist with the most followers on Instagram (registered on March 24, 2023);
• Rosé: First artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Global Chart as a soloist and as part of a group (recorded March 27, 2021);
• Lisa: Fastest solo female K-pop artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify (registered on October 26, 2022);
• Lisa: First K-pop track by a solo artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify (recorded on September 19, 2023).

Check out the records here!