BLACKPINK Makes History As “DDU-DU DDU-DU” Becomes 1st K-Pop Group MV Ever To Hit 2.1 Billion Views

Jul 30, 2023

BLACKPINK has made YouTube history once again!

On July 30 at 4:26 p.m. KST, BLACKPINK’s music video for their 2018 hit “DDU-DU DDU-DU” surpassed 2.1 billion views on YouTube, making it the first K-pop group music video ever to reach the milestone.

The only other K-pop music video to have reached 2.1 billion views on YouTube to date is PSY‘s legendary 2012 hit “Gangnam Style.”

BLACKPINK originally released “DDU-DU DDU-DU” on June 15, 2018 at 6 p.m. KST, meaning that it took the video just 5 years, 1 month, 14 days, 22 hours, and 26 minutes to reach the milestone.

Congratulations to BLACKPINK on their historic achievement!

Watch the iconic music video for “DDU-DU DDU-DU” again below: