SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) – K-pop group Blackpink saw their follower count surpass 20 million on the streaming platform Spotify for the first time for a girl band, reported know this Tuesday the promotion agency of the YG Entertainment group.
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“Blackpink’s Spotify follower count topped 20 million on March 15 (US time),” YG Entertainment said. “This is the first number for a girl band around the world and the highest,” she added.
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After beating the American girl group Fifth Harmony in 2019, the quartet saw its number of followers on Spotify double in the space of a year and three months, the agency said.
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In addition, Blackpink is the second most popular artist or group on the YouTube video sharing platform with 26 videos viewed over 100 million times and 58.8 million subscribers, just behind Justin Bieber (61.5 mlns).
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