Hitting 100 million views on YouTube is a massive milestone for any K-pop artist. However, it remains a remarkable feat whether the music video takes days or a couple of years because not every artist can reach the mark. Impressively, several K-pop MVs achieved it in the shortest time.
Here are the top 10 fastest K-pop MVs in history that garnered 100 million views on YouTube, all of which are under a week and belong to only four artists.
10 Fastest K-pop MVs to Reach 100 Million Views in YouTube History
10. PSY "GENTLEMAN" MV
"Gentleman" is one of the most iconic K-pop songs. In fact, the music video for this track has now surpassed one billion views.
PSY's "Gentleman" MV was released on April 13, 2013, and in just 2.8 days, it reached 100 million views. It was initially the fastest K-pop solo MV to reach the mark until "LALISA" was released.
9. BLACKPINK "Kill This Love" MV
"Kill This Love" is just one of the several music videos of BLACKPINK on our list. This song serves as the title track of the quartet's mini-album of the same name.
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Dropped on April 4, 2019, BLACKPINK's "Kill This Love" MV only took 2.6 days to rack up 100 million views. It currently has 1.6 billion views-becoming the group's second MV to do so.
8. BTS "Life Goes On" MV
"Life Goes On" is only one of the multiple BTS music videos on the list. It was included in the boy group's "BE" album as the title track.
BTS's "Life Goes On" MV came out on Nov. 20, 2020 at 2 p.m. KST and has since garnered millions of views in following hours. It then eventually hit 100 million views in 2.1 days.
7. BTS "Permission to Dance" MV
"Permission to Dance" is one of BTS's highly-anticipated English songs. Hence, it's no surprise that it quickly garnered 100 million views.
After BTS's "Permission to Dance" MV arrived on July 9 at 1 p.m. KST, the video just took 2.1 days to gain 100 million views-just like "Life Goes On.
6. LISA "LALISA" MV
Another K-pop solo MV on our list is, of course, BLACKPINK Lisa's "LALISA," which is the title track of the Thai rapper's single album of the same name.
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"LALISA" MV was dropped on Sept. 10, 2021 and took only two days to accumulate 100 million views. It currently has 500 million views-achieving this feat in the shortest time among female K-pop solo MVs (nine months, 14 days, 16 hours, and six minutes).
5. BLACKPINK "Ice Cream" (with Selena Gomez) MV
Another entry from BLACKPINK is their collaboration song "Ice Cream" with American singer Selena Gomez. It is arguably one of the best collab releases of the South Korean girl group.
Released on Aug. 28 at 1 p.m. KST, BLACKPINK's "Ice Cream" MV only waited 1.7 days for it to reach 100 million views on YouTube. It has 752 million views so far.
4. BTS "Boy With Luv" (feat. Halsey) MV
BTS's "Boy With Luv" is also one of the fastest K-pop MVs to reach 100 million views. It is the title song of the septet's sixth EP, "MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA."
BTS's "Boy With Luv" MV arrived on April 12, 2019, and in only 1.6 days, its number of views reached 100 million views. It now has 1.54 billion views.
3. BLACKPINK "How You Like That" MV
The last BLACKPINK MV on the list is "How You Like That." As it sits at No. 3 in the top 10, it is the fastest female music video to ever garner 100 million views.
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After it was released on June 26, 2020, BLACKPINK's "How You Like That" MV took just 1.4 days to achieve the feat.
2. BTS "Dynamite" MV
Sitting at No. 2 is another of BTS's popular English releases. "Dynamite" is the group's first English song, and it quickly received massive love from fans and non-fans worldwide.
BTS' "Dynamite" MV came out on Aug. 20, 2020, and took slightly less than 24 hours to gain 100 million views.
1. BTS "Butter" MV
Finally, the list won't be complete without BTS's "Butter," another one of their mega-hit English songs. Released on May 20, 2021, BTS's "Butter" MV waited only 20 hours and 55 minutes to garner 100 million views on YouTube.
These ten music videos aren't just the fastest to hit 100 million views in the K-pop industry, but they are also the fastest MVs to obtain the milestone in the world.
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Written by Maria Scott
