BLACKPINK is opening a door for another history and record! On June 26, the female idol's new song, "How You Like That," was finally released simultaneously around the world, and the reaction of the netizens and K-pop enthusiasts can't be compared to the term "phenomenon."
After a year and two months of hiatus, BLACKPINK's most awaited pre-release song for their comeback is now out, which immediately created headlines and praises from the fans and media. As "How You Like That," draws lots of attention not only from the domestic fans as well as international supporters, the announcement of their very first stage in the popular American show, "The Tonight Show: Starring Jimmy Fallon," sets a new achievement for the Korean girl group, as the first-ever Korean act to have their debut performance on a US broadcast program.
Indeed, the show featuring BLACKPINK, which was broadcasted all over America and premiered in YouTube gained massive reactions from the viewers through social media platforms, commending them for their energetic and dominance performance, which became more intense with the level of their choreography, and the all-out vocals of the members.
In addition to this, the dance break of the four members is the main highlight of the performance, while showcasing as well their modern hanbok-inspired outfits-truly the representatives of K-pop and Korean culture.
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Meanwhile, their YouTube premiere gained over 210,000 viewers, and their re-uploaded full "At Home Edition" performance of "How You Like That," is currently trending worldwide on YouTube's real-time searches, recording over 16 Million views as of June 28 (4 PM KST).
On the other hand, "How You Like That" has topped major real-time music charts in Korea as well as topped iTunes charts in 64 countries at home and abroad. It is the highest record among all K-pop girl groups in history. It also proved its unrivaled popularity by topping Line Music, Japan's largest music site, QQ Music, China's largest music site, and Tencent's real-time music chart.
Their new music video and song smashed several records, including breaking the world record for most views in 24 hours after recording more than 80 Million views and streams on YouTube. At the same time, they became the first K-pop group to surpass 100 Million views within 32 hours, recording another world record.
On this day, June 28, they had their first stage in Korea through SBS "Inkigayo," wherein the members expressed their messages to the fans through live broadcast.
Jennie said, "BLINKs, we made a comeback after such a long time, and we missed you so much," while Rosé also ask fans to support their new song.
Afterward, Jisoo introduced their new song as an addictive hip hop song with a charismatic beat. At the same time, Lisa explained the song's concept, saying, "I think the point of this song is to express each individual's color through music."
