The popularity of "Queendom 2" is evident due to its whopping cumulative views from global fans! Ahead of its finale, Mnet also revealed the most-watched performances from the show, signaling success.
Mnet 'Queendom 2' Surpasses 170M Views, Exceeds Record of Season 1
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On June 2, it was revealed that the video of Mnet's "Queendom 2" before the final broadcast already surpassed 170 million views globally.
The production team through Korean media outlet Starnews stated:
"The cumulative number of YouTube views of the performance videos of the six girl groups exceeded 170 million views as of May 27."
In particular, Mnet highlighted that the second season of the reality competition show featuring girl groups Brave Girls, VIVIZ, WJSN, LOONA, Kep1er and artist Hyolyn recorded more popularity than the first season aired in 2019 in terms of video viewing overseas.
Most-Watched 'Queendom 2' Performances + Regions With Highest Views Contribution
On the same day, the production team of Mnet also unveiled the four most-watched videos by global K-pop fans throughout the competition.
The first one is VIVIZ's "Time for the Moon Night + Rough" stage presented in the first round of the competition.
As of June 27, its cumulative views are over 8.79 million views and as of writing, it surpassed the 8.8 million views mark.
"Time for the Moon Night + Rough," one of the most loved videos of VIVIZ featured their stable performance and amazing knife-life choreography which drew the attention of fans all over the world.
The next video with the highest number of views is Kepler's "Opening Show" which recorded 7.94 million views just two months after its release. This shows the increasing impact of the nine-member group, just about five months after their debut.
In third place is the legendary solo stage of Hyolyn for SISTAR's "Touch My Body." It recorded 7.85 million YouTube views, and it is the same performance that gave her all-kill first place during the first round of the show.
The fourth and last most-viewed clip from "Queendom 2" is LOONA's "SHAKE IT," a reinterpretation of SISTAR's song. After a month since its performance, it already amassed 5.71 million views. Not only did K-pop fans praise their stage but as well as Cardi B, who mentioned the team on her SNS.
Thanks to LOONA, the song which was first released in 2015 became a hot discussion even after the broadcast and climbed to the top of iTunes' top song charts in seven countries and regions around the world.
Among 205 countries and regions around the world, "Queendom 2" videos were watched the most in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the United States except for Korea.
Meanwhile, 195 countries and regions around the world participated in the 'Queendom 2' video voting, confirming the enthusiastic response of overseas K-pop fans
After each competition stage in "Queendom 2," a video voting was held through the global online platform YouTube, and 195 countries and regions around the world, including Asia, Europe, South America and North America, participated.
In particular, 20,000 fans from 80 countries and regions applied for the global evaluation, which requires fans to participate in every competition.
On the other hand, Mnet's "Queendom 2" will have its final broadcast on June 2 at 9:20 p.m. KST. Expectations are high on who the global fans chose and the only team that will win the championship this evening.
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Written by Eunice Dawson
