[Edaily Starin KIM HYUNSIK Reporter] YG Entertainment (YG) announced on the 3rd that the cumulative view count on girl group BABYMONSTER’s official YouTube channel has surpassed 10 billion. (Photo courtesy of YG Entertainment)BABYMONSTER has been operating its YouTube channel since December 2022. The channel has approximately 13.1 million subscribers. Previously, among K-pop groups, the official YouTube channels of BTS, BLACKPINK, and Stray Kids had already surpassed 10 billion cumulative views. YG highlighted the significance of this achievement, stating, “Surpassing 10 billion cumulative views was accomplished just 3 years and 8 months after the channel’s launch,” and added, “This sets a new record for the fastest time to reach this milestone by a single K-pop girl group channel.” A total of 17 videos released by BABYMONSTER have surpassed 100 million views. Among these, the music videos for “SHEESH” and “DRIP” have each garnered over 400 million views. YG stated, “Not only the music videos but also various behind-the-scenes and original content videos have attracted the attention of global fans, recording view counts as high as tens of millions.” BABYMONSTER has been on its new world tour, “CHOOM,” since last June. The tour consists of 29 shows across 18 cities worldwide.
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