#BLACKPINK '뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)' M/V HITS 1 BILLION VIEWS @YouTube BLINKs worldwide, thank you so much! https://t.co/1kRIxsusvJ#블랙핑크 #DDU_DU_DDU_DU #뚜두뚜두 #MV #1BILLION #YOUTUBE #YG pic.twitter.com/njtbeuQDWf— YG FAMILY (@ygent_official) November 11, 2019
Nov. 11 (UPI) -- South Korean girl group Black Pink has made history with its "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" music video.
The group became the first K-pop group to reach 1 billion views on YouTube with the 2018 video Monday.
Black Pink's agency, YG Entertainment, celebrated the news on Twitter.
"#BLACKPINK 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du' M/V HITS 1 BILLION VIEWS @YouTube BLINKs worldwide, thank you so much!" the company wrote, referencing Black Pink's fans, known as Blinks.
Psy is the only other Korean artist to pass 1 billion views for a music video on YouTube. Psy's 2012 video for "Gangnam" Style had over 3.45 billion views as of Monday morning.
Black Pink released its "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" video in June 2018. The video became the most-viewed music video from a K-pop group on YouTube in January, surpassing BTS' video for "DNA."
In addition, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" was the most-viewed K-pop video of 2018.
"Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" appears on Black Pink's EP Square Up. The group last released the live album In Your Area Seoul in August.
