The group BABYMONSTER delivered good news ahead of their comeback.
YG Entertainment said on the 17th, "The music video for BABYMONSTER's debut song "SHEESH" surpassed 400 million views on YouTube at around 3:40 a.m. today."
It added, "This record came 747 days after its release on Apr. 1, 2024, making it the fastest among K-pop girl group debut song music videos to reach the same number of views."
BABYMONSTER had attracted strong interest from global music fans on YouTube even before their debut. Their pre-debut videos recorded high view counts, earning them the nickname "YouTube queen," and they have more than 11.6 million subscribers, the third-most among K-pop girl groups. Their official channel's cumulative views have surpassed 7.9 billion.
The music video for "SHEESH" immediately shot to No. 1 on YouTube's "most-viewed videos in 24 hours" upon release and later topped the global weekly charts. It then set new fastest records for reaching 100 million views (10 days), 200 million views (33 days) and 300 million views (186 days).
BABYMONSTER, sharing the good news before their comeback, will release mini album No. 3 "Choom (CHOOM)" at 6 p.m. on May 4 and begin promotions.
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