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K-Pop Superstars BLACKPINK Become The Most Streamed Female Band On Spotify
BLACKPINK, seen performing at the 2022 MTV VMAs, are now the most streamed female band on Spotify.
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BLACKPINK fans did it again.
According to Guinness World Records, the massively popular K-pop girl group became the most streamed female band on Spotify on Wednesday.
With 8.8 billion streams, BLACKPINK reached the new high-water mark on Wednesday, beating out previous titleholders Little Mix, a British-based group, Guinness World Records said. Some of BLACKPINK's most popular tracks include "How You Like That," "Kill This Love" and "DDU-DU DDU-DU."
The members of the group — Rosé, Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo — reached the milestone as K-pop, short for Korean popular music, has continued over the past decade to amass a significant following around the world.
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Apparently, everything. It's called trot, and it's a cornerstone of the music. -
As we release our new podcast K-Pop Dreaming, our team put together some of the most iconic songs in K-pop history to get you hooked — or rekindle your memories. -
Many of K-pop's greatest acts are actually comprised of people who grew up outside of Korea. Among them? The guys from Solid, who were L.A. originals.
K-pop emerged in the mid- to late-1990s, spurred in part by a newfound focus on cultural exportation in South Korea — with BLACKPINK and high-profile acts like BTS and EXO becoming extremely popular in the United States and online.
Congratulations to BLACKPINK who have become the most streamed female band on @Spotify 💫@ygofficialblink https://t.co/PL4p6VY7Mx
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) March 8, 2023
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BLACKPINK is no stranger to record-breaking popularity. It also holds the record for the first female K-pop group to reach No.1 on the U.K. albums chart and the first female K-pop group to reach No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart.
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