The music video for 'Like Jennie' by BLACKPINK's Jennie has surpassed 100 million views.
The YouTube view count for the title track 'Like Jennie' from Jennie's first solo studio album 'Ruby', released on March 7, exceeded 100 million around 3:50 AM on the 9th. This marks the first K-pop artist music video released this year to surpass 100 million views, highlighting Jennie's immense global popularity.
With this, Jennie now has her second music video with over 100 million views, following 'Mantra'. Additionally, she became the first K-pop female artist to surpass 1 billion views on a music video with 'SOLO', which achieved this milestone last April.
'Like Jennie' re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. and charted for two consecutive weeks, making a total of three entries on the chart. With 'Like Jennie', Jennie became the first female solo artist this year to top the Melon Top 100 chart and the daily chart, and she continues to break records by surpassing 200 million cumulative streams on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform.
'Like Jennie' is a song in which Jennie participated in writing and composing, emphasizing individuality and originality, capturing the essence of shining confidently while maintaining her unique personality and color. It sings about the moment of realizing that no one can take her place as she walks her own path with confidence.
The music video for 'Like Jennie' depicts Jennie fighting against fake images and false stories, ultimately finding herself. The ending, where Jennie transforms into a capybara, symbolizes shedding lies and returning to her purest self.
[Ji Seung-hoon, Star Today Reporter]
