‘How You Like That’ claims five Guinness World Records

K-pop

Published: 02 Jul. 2020, 11:48 Updated: 02 Jul. 2020, 16:11

‘How You Like That’ claims five Guinness World Records

Blackpink [GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS]

Blackpink broke five Guinness World Records including the most viewed YouTube video in 24 hours with "How You Like That,” Guinness reported Wednesday.

On the day of its release, June 26, the music video for "How You Like That" set a new world record for the most viewed YouTube video of any kind in 24 hours with 86.3 million views.

The video also set new records for the most viewed music video on YouTube within 24 hours, and for the most viewed K-pop music video on YouTube in 24 hours.

By reaching 1.66 million viewers for the live premier of “How You Like That,” the song added two Guinness titles: most viewers for the premiere of a video on YouTube and most viewers for the premier of a music video on YouTube.

"How You Like That" continues to dominate major music charts in Korea, on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming service, and has taken the No. 1 spot on iTunes song charts in 64 countries, including the United States.

Blackpink broke another record on Thursday by surpassing 40 million subscribers on its official YouTube channel, according to the band's agency, YG Entertainment. This marks the largest number of subscribers for any K-pop artist and the sixth largest among artists around the world.

BY KIM YEON-AH [kim.yeonah@joongang.co.kr]