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Which K-pop song was the first by any K-pop act to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify?
Fun fact: BTS's Dynamite became the first K-pop song to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify on July 20, 2021. It also later became the first K-pop song to surpass 2 billion streams.
Which K-pop girl group was named Spotify's most-streamed girl group globally for five consecutive years from 2019 to 2023?
Fun fact: BLACKPINK held the title of Spotify's most-streamed girl group globally every year from 2019 through 2023, accumulating over 10 billion streams all-time.
Dynamite by BTS debuted at number one on which Spotify chart, a historic first for a K-pop act?
Fun fact: BTS's Dynamite became the first song by a Korean artist to debut at number one on Spotify's Daily Top Songs Global chart upon its release in August 2020.
BLACKPINK's How You Like That reached 1 billion Spotify streams. What milestone did it achieve as a K-pop girl group song?
Fun fact: How You Like That became the first K-pop girl group song to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify, reaching the milestone in March 2024.
PSY's Gangnam Style was the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views. When did it achieve this milestone?
Fun fact: Gangnam Style became the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views on December 21, 2012. It was also the first video to reach 2 billion, 3 billion, and eventually even broke YouTube's view counter.
Which BTS song became the first K-pop song to surpass 2 billion streams on Spotify?
Fun fact: BTS's Dynamite became the first K-pop song to surpass 2 billion streams on Spotify on August 10, 2024, continuing its historic streaming records.
Which K-pop boy group set a record for most-streamed K-pop debut on Spotify?
Fun fact: ENHYPEN set the record for the most-streamed K-pop boy group debut on Spotify, with their debut EP Border: Day One accumulating record streams in 2020.
NewJeans' Hype Boy broke which streaming record on the Billboard Global 200?
Fun fact: Hype Boy spent 42 weeks on the Billboard Global 200, setting the record for the longest-charting song by a K-pop girl group on that chart.
BLACKPINK set a Guinness World Record in 2023 by becoming the most-streamed female band on Spotify. How many streams did they have at that point?
Fun fact: BLACKPINK surpassed 8.8 billion streams to claim the Guinness record for most-streamed female band on Spotify, beating previous titleholders Little Mix.
Which social media platform was instrumental in launching NewJeans to global fame, with their songs going viral in 2022-2023?
Fun fact: NewJeans songs like Hype Boy, Ditto, and OMG went massively viral on TikTok in 2022-2023, exposing their music to global audiences beyond traditional K-pop fans.
