Even though they did not release an official single or album this year, Blackpink still proved that their position as “YouTube queen” is difficult to replace.
According to Allkpop, Blackpink continues to make waves in the Kpop industry this year. Even if the group doesn’t release a new album or any official singles in 2023.
Blackpink only has 1 song that was not promoted for the video game “The Game”. However, YG’s group still broke many records and topped the charts on many music platforms.
On YouTube, the group’s 2022 debut MV “Pink Venom” has set a record for the most viewed music video by a Kpop group in 2023. MV “Pink Venom” surpasses (G)I-‘s MV “Queencard” DLE to achieve this achievement.
This is the second year in a row that the MV “Pink Venom” holds this title. Last year, this was the only group’s music video to reach nearly 500 million views and is still the only Kpop group’s video to reach more than 500 million views. 230 million views by 2023.
Including Kpop (solo artists and groups), the only MV to surpass the number of views of “Pink Venom” this year is only the MV “Seven” by Jungkook (BTS) – to date reaching 303 million views.
Currently, “Pink Venom” has 779 million views, Blackpink is gradually approaching the 1 billion view mark. So the road to reaching 1 billion views and setting a new milestone is very close. Blackpink currently owns 5 MVs and 1 dance video exceeding 1 billion views on YouTube.
10 most viewed music videos of Kpop groups in 2023:
1. “Pink Venom” by Blackpink: 232 million views
2. “Queencard” by (G)I-DLE: 225 million views
3. “Shut Down” by Blackpink: 218 million views
4. “How You Like That – Dance Performance” by Blackpink: 182 million views
5. “OMG” by NewJeans: 160 million views
6. “OMG – Audio” by NewJeans: 158 million views
7. “I Am” by IVE: 156 million views
8. “Kill This Love” by Blackpink: 146 million views
9. “Cupid” by Fifty Fifty: 129.8 million views
10. “Super” by Seventeen: 129.7 million views
