Babymonster generated 200 million views on YouTube with the music video for “Drip,” label YG Entertainment said Thursday.
The video hit the milestone in less than 120 days, after reaching 100 million in 21 days. It is the group’s third music video to achieve the feat, following those for “Sheesh” and “Batter Up.”
“Drip” is the title track from its first studio album, which became the group’s first entry on Billboard 200 at No. 149. The single debuted on Billboard’s Global excl. US and Global 200 at No. 16 and No. 30, respectively.
The group headed to New York on Monday for its upcoming American tour that starts Friday in New Jersey. Babymonster launched its first international tour “Hello Monsters” with two shows in Seoul last weekend.
Illit goes double platinum in Japan with debut song
Illit’s debut single certified double platinum in Japan in record time, said agency Belift Lab citing the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
The rookie girl group’s debut song “Magnetic” was released as the main track from the EP “Super Real Me” in March last year and surpassed 200 million streams as of January, reaching the milestone in 10 months, the shortest time ever for a female group.
The single hit the 100 million mark and earned platinum certification from the organization in three months, setting a record for a girl group. Illit won the rookie award at the Japan Record Awards in 2024, a first for a K-pop girl group in 13 years.
“Magnetic” has garnered over 540 million plays on Spotify so far and the music video has 200 million views on YouTube.
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