BLACKPINK Dominates Local and International Charts With "How You Like That"
As soon as BLACKPINK dropped their latest single "How You Like That," the song received explosive reactions from all around the world. The number of views for the music video has been rising and is now the fastest K-Pop girl group music video to hit 10 million views on YouTube.
In addition, not only "How You Like That" entered the top spot on the MelOn charts - the nation's largest music streaming site - but also had the highest real-time unique listeners for a K-Pop girl group ever.
It's the first time in about two years for a girl group to enter the top, and the song garnered more than 100,000 unique listeners in an hour. This is the largest number of unique listeners. The last group to break this record was TWICE with "YES OR YES" with 80,000 unique listeners.
BLACKPINK continued to prove their popularity by ranking first on Genie, Bugs, Soribada.
The number of views for "How You Like That" music video is soaring. The number of views reached 20 million within five hours of its release, showing how in demand the group is with both international and domestic fans.
Additionally, foreign media outlets are quickly focusing on BLACKPINK and their new song, and fans worldwide are making reaction videos for their music video.
BLACKPINK's first comeback stage will be on NBS's flagship program "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Wednesday. Their first appearance on a music show will be on Friday on SBS's "Inkigayo."
"How You Like That" is a song that gives a strong impression, showing off their vocals and having fiery parts in the song. The powerful beat, which rises as the song progress, shows BLACKPINK's message that goes: "Let's go forward and soar high in any dark situation."
Fans are looking forward to more of the group as they kick off their promotions while many wonder how impressive their first-week sales must look.
Watch "How You Like That" MV below!
BLACKPINK debuted in 2016 under YG Entertainment and was an instant success, with their first number-one song being their debut song "BOOMBAYAH." The year they debuted, the group was hailed a the New Artist of the Year at the 31st Golden Disc Awards and the 26th Seoul Music Awards.
The group is the highest-charting female K-Pop act on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200. They are also the first and only K-Pop girl group to enter and top the Billboard's Emerging Artists chart and was also the first female K-Pop group to have four number-one singles on the Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart. They are the most subscribed music group on YouTube.
Additionally, the group is notorious for taking long breaks between comeback, with this comeback coming a year and two months after their last comeback, "KILL THIS LOVE." It is expected that member Rosé will be having her solo debut later this year.
