BLACKPINK Makes History As “BOOMBAYAH” MV Hits 1.8 Billion Views

Published on July 13, 2025 at 02:21 PM

BLACKPINK has once again made YouTube history with their debut music video!

Shortly before 11 p.m. KST on July 13, BLACKPINK’s music video for their debut track “BOOMBAYAH”; surpassed 1.8 billion views on YouTube.

Not only is “BOOMBAYAH”; now the first K-pop debut music video to hit the 1.8 billion mark on YouTube, but BLACKPINK has also become the first K-pop artist to reach the milestone with three different music videos. Before “BOOMBAYAH,”; BLACKPINK previously surpassed 1.8 billion views each with their music videos “”; and “.”;

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BLACKPINK originally released the music video for “BOOMBAYAH”; on August 8, 2016 at 8 p.m. KST, meaning that it took the song approximately 8 years, 11 months, and 5 days to reach 1.8 billion views.

Congratulations to BLACKPINK!

Watch the record-breaking music video for “BOOMBAYAH”; again below:

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