LE SSERAFIM's "FEARLESS" has achieved a new mark on YouTube, and it is the fourth fastest K-pop group debut MV to do so. Continue reading to learn what the rookie girl group attained.
LE SSERAFIM's 'FEARLESS' Becomes 4th Fastest K-pop Group Debut MV to Reach THIS
At around 7 p.m KST on Aug. 9, LE SSERAFIM's "FEARLESS" music video successfully surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, becoming their first music video to ever hit the mark.
The "FEARLESS" MV came out on May 2 at 6 p.m. KST, meaning it took just 99 days to obtain the milestone. This is the shortest time among 2022 K-pop girl group debut MVs that reached 100 million views. The previous record was 102 days set by Kep1er's "WA DA DA."
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On top of that, LE SSERAFIM's "FEARLESS" is now the fourth-fastest K-pop group debut MV in history to accumulate 100 million views on YouTube. Kep1er's "WA DA DA" also previously held this record.
"FEARLESS" is bested only by aespa's "Black Mamba" (51 days), ITZY's "DALLA DALLA" (56 days), and IVE's "ELEVEN" (96 days).
This achievement is especially meaningful to LE SSERAFIM as they attained it before the 100th day of their debut.
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LE SSERAFIM's "FEARLESS" attained multiple feats shortly after its release last May. In particular, the number of views exceeded 10 million views in about 19 hours, setting the shortest time among K-pop girl group debut MVs released this year.
Moreover, the "FEARLESS" MV claimed the title of the fastest K-pop group debut MV released from 2021-2022 to reach 50 million views, doing so in only seven days to 37 minutes, surpassing NMIXX's "O.O" that achieved the mark in 22 days and 15 hours.
Furthermore, LE SSERAFIM's "FEARLESS" garnered 90 million views in just 74 days, becoming the third-fastest K-pop group debut MV to ever hit 90 million views on YouTube. It now follows aespa's "Black Mamba" (43 days) and ITZY's "DALLA DALLA" (44 days).
Congratulations to LE SSERAFIM on their outstanding milestone!
Check out the music video for "FEARLESS" again below:
LE SSERAFIM's 'FEARLESS' Steadily Ranks on Billboard Global Excl US Chart
In other news, LE SSERAFIM's "FEARLESS" remained strong on Billboard Excl. US chart even after three months of its release.
On Aug. 9, Billboard updated its website and showed the rankings for its charts, including the Billboard Excl. US chart for the week ending on Aug. 13. On the latest chart, "FEARLESS" ranked No. 144, spending its 14th week on the tally. With this, LE SSERAFIM once again extended its record as the longest-running K-pop girl group debut song released this year.
Additionally, "FEARLESS" now ties with aespa's "Next Level" as the fourth longest-running fourth-generation K-pop group song on Billboard Global Excl. US chart in history.
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In South Korea, LE SSERAFIM's debut song is also still performing well on Circle charts. On the Global K-pop Chart for the week of July 24 to 30, "FEARLESS" rose to No. 5.
In the same week, "FEARLESS" also ranked No. 17 on the Digital Chart, No. 13 on the Streaming Chart, No. 56 on the Download Chart,
LE SSERAFIM's debut album, also called "FEARLESS," climbed up to No. 68 on the Circle Album Chart, with 1,283 copies sold, and placed 23rd on the Retail Album Chart with 1,866 copies sold.
Finally, LE SSERAFIM ranked 16th on the Circle Social Chart.
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Written by Maria Scott
