by Now that we are in the second half of 2021, are you curious about which K-pop music videos released this year have surpassed 100 million views? Keep on reading to find out!
BLACKPINK Rosé, ITZY, and More: These are the K-Pop Music Video by Female Artists That Surpassed 100 Million Views
Female artists dominate 2021, with four out of the six music videos that surpassed 100 million views coming from female artists. The first music video by female artists is “On The Ground by BLACKPINK member Rosé.
Currently, the said music video has over 190 million views.
“On The Ground” surpassed 100 million views seven days after its release, making it the fastest music video by a Korean female soloist to do so. Previously, “On The Ground” broke the record for the most immediate music video by a K-pop soloist to hit the 20 million views mark.
Currently, “On The Ground” holds the title for the most-viewed music video by a Korean soloist in 24 hours, amassing 41.6 million views at that time.
The second music video by a female K-pop artist to surpass 100 million views is ITZY’s “Mafia in the Morning.” As of the time of writing, “Mafia in the Morning” has over 125 million views.
“Mafia in the Morning” took only 22 days to hit 100 million views, making it ITZY’s fastest music video to hit the milestone. Previously, “Mafia in the Morning” hit 50 million views in three days, then hit 70 million views in just one week.
The next video to surpass 100 million views by a female artist in 2021 is Vespa’s music video for “Next Level.” As of press time, “Next Level” currently has over 101 million views on YouTube.
“Next Level” hit the 100 million views mark in just 32 days and eight hours, making it the fastest music video by the SM Entertainment girl group to hit the milestone.
The latest music video to surpass 100 million views by a female K-pop artist is TWICE’s music video for “Alcohol-Free.” As of the time of writing, “Alcohol-Free” currently has over 101 million views.
The music video for “Alcohol-Free” only took 11 days and 1 hour to hit 100 million views, making it their fastest music video to pass this milestone. This is TWICE’s 18th music video to reach 100 million views. The JYP Entertainment girl group currently holds the world record for the girl group with the most music video to surpass 100 million views.
BTS and NCT Dream: These are the K-Pop Music Video by Male Artists That Surpassed 100 Million Views
BTS’s “Butter” is the first 2021 release by a male K-pop artist to surpass 100 million views. Released on May 21, 2021, the music video currently has over 375 million views.
BTS’s music video for “Butter” is the fastest music video to surpass 100 million views, doing so just 21 hours after it was released! In the first 24 hours of the release of “Butter,” the music video amassed 108.2 million views. The music video for the song surpassed 200 million views just four days after it was released.
The second — and currently the only other — music video by a male K-pop artist is NCT Dream’s music video for “Hot Sauce.” As of the time of writing, “Hot Sauce” currently has 107 million views.
“Hot Sauce” took just 30 days and 8 hours to hit 100 million views, making it NCT Dream’s fastest music video to achieve this feat. This is also their second music video to hit 100 million views after “BOOM.” Additionally, it is the second-fastest music video by an NCT unit to surpass the 100 million mark.
