On August 17, BLACKPINK is officially crowned as the "Most Subscribed Female Artist on YouTube"!
According to the official announcement made by YG Entertainment, the agency of the K-pop female group, the numbers of subscribers on the official YouTube channel of BLACKPINK surpassed 44 million on August 16, 9:00 a.m. KST.
BLACKPINK also surpassed Ariana Grande who currently have 42.6 million subscribers, the former titleholder for female pop artist category. With this milestone of the K-pop group, BLACKPINK also beat Eminem's 43.9 million subscribers, securing their spot as No. 4 music artist with the largest number of subscribers, trailing behind Justin Bieber, DJ Marshmello, and Ed Sheeran. The girl group made an impact in music history as the first record achieved by a K-pop act.
This is the first achievement of BLACKPINK in four years since its debut in Korea and about a year and a half after entering the US. In particular, the number of YouTube subscribers is the most objective indicator of overseas popularity and recognition, surpassing Eminem in its 23rd year of debut, proving BLACKPINK's global influence and public base.
BLACKPINK is now one of the unrivaled female and music artists on YouTube, which is also one of the leading K-pop channels among other K-pop groups. According to Naver, the world-renowned group has been gaining 100,000 people a day, since they released their pre-release single, "How You Like That."
In addition to this, several support and love have been pouring to the group, as they unleashed their first YouTube variety show, "24/365 with BLACKPINK."
Meanwhile, "How You Like That," which was released on June 26, gained overwhelming reactions around the globe, shaking the music industry with their impact and popularity, particularly in the western countries. The female idols' song also gained them several recognitions and awards, including their official Guinness World Record, where they were listed in five categories.
One of their major titles is being the music artist with the "Most Viewed Music Video on YouTube in 24 Hours," where they had an amazing record of 86.3 Million Views, day after its release. They also got the "Most Viewed Music Video" and "Most Viewed K-pop video" titles. In 32 hours, BLACKPINK surpasses 100 Million views, 200 Million views in a week, and 300 Million views in three weeks, dubbing them as "YouTube queen."
Furthermore, during their premiere on YouTube, the group recorded 1.6 Million viewers, gaining them an additional two titles including "Most viewers for the premiere of a YouTube video" and "Most viewers for the premiere of a music video" on YouTube, based on The Star. The choreography video of "How You Like That" is also running at a fast pace to 200 million views.
On the other hand, BLACKPINK is set to come back with a new single, in collaboration with global pop star Selena Gomez, which was recently revealed as the artist who will be featured on the K-pop group's new song.
BLACKPINK x Selena Gomez is set to kick off this August 28, followed by their first full-length album on October 2.
