BLACKPINK's 'Pretty Savage' becomes First and Fastest Live Stage to Reach 100M Views in 2020
BLACKPINK gained new and multiple achievements, and they're killing it through their B-side track "Pretty Savage" as it now surpassed 100 milliom views and entered the most-viewed live performance in history!
The "biggest girl group in the world" BLACKPINK and their B-side "Pretty Savage" live stage performance video have finally surpassed 100 million views on the video-sharing platform YouTube. This is BLACKPINK's 25th video surpassing this achievement.
According to YG Entertainment, the agency of the quartet, BLACKPINK's "Pretty Savage" stage video, aired on SBS "Inkigayo" on October 11, reached more than 100 million views on YouTube on Dec. 27, Sunday.
BLACKPINK Becomes the First Act to Reach This Milestone in 2020 + Fastest Group to Record 100M Views for Live Performance
It's been 77 days since the video was posted, but the song already broke numerous records.
Among the K-pop new songs released this year, it is very unusual for weekly music stage videos, not official MVs, to have achieved hundreds of millions of views.
In context, "Pretty Savage" is a song from BLACKPINK's first full-length album, "THE ALBUM." It is known to have competed with "Lovesick Girls" as a candidate for the title song of the regular album.
Though it is only a sidetrack, it gained attention for its minimal and sensuous trap beat, and the simple but addictive rap part and explosive drop part were also impressive. The song was loved indeed because it featured BLACKPINK's unique girl crush.
Meanwhile, aside from surpassing 100 million views which is already a huge achievement, they also became the first group to reach this record this 2020.
On top of that, the video is also the fastest live performance to have 100M views after 77 days, not to mention that it also entered as a fifth-placer among the Top 5 most viewed live performance in history, along with "Forever Young," (No. 1, SBS Gayo Daejun), BTS' "Anpanman," (No. 2, Comeback Show), BTS "Go Go," (No. 3, Comeback Show), and BLACKPINK's "BOOMBAYAH," (No. 4, SBS Inkigayo.)
With its popularity, there is no doubt that it is also considered as the best song from "THE ALBUM" selected by U.S. Billboard critics, while Rolling Stone noted that it is the sexiest open track since Ariana Grande's "Thank You, Next."
BLACKPINK's "The Show" Postponed Until January 31
Meanwhile, BLACKPINK, after their successful comeback, is currently preparing for its live stream concert "THE SHOW" (YG PAL. STAGE - 2020 BLACKPINK: THE SHOW) to be held on January 31 next year. This is the first concert to be held since the release of the first full-length album "THE ALBUM," so it is highly anticipated what kind of fantastic stage BLACKPINK will show.
Though it was initially announced to be held on Dec. 27, the date was adjusted due to the ongoing pandemic.
YG Entertainment asked the fans for their understanding and said, "We will prepare harder for the fans who have been waiting for us and come back with a better performance."
BLACKPINK also posted a video on SNS on the day, saying, "We wanted to comfort many people who are having a hard time, but we think it is important to prepare for the performance in a healthy and safe environment for everyone with "The Show." We really appreciate the medical staff who are working hard to overcome Coronavirus. Be careful about your health at the end of the year and see you next year at "The Show.""
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Written by Eunice Dawson
