K-pop acts are dominating with MV views.�
According to an article by Forbes on November 8, K-pop artists occupy half of the top 10 most viewed MVs in the first 24 hours.�
This August,�BTS' MV for "IDOL" beat Taylor Swift's record and became the most viewed MV in the first 24 hours with 45 million views. Their MV for "Fake Love" also sits at #6 with 35.9 million views.�
Black Pink with their MV for the hit song "DDU-DU DDU-DU" is at #4 with 36.2 million views. Psy's "Gentleman" MV comes in at #5 with 36 million views, and TWICE's latest MV for "Yes or Yes" rests at #7 with 31.4 million views.�
The full list of top 10 most viewed MVs in the first 24 hours on YouTube can be found below.
1. BTS "IDOL" - 45 million views
2. Taylor Swift "Look What You Made Me Do" - 43.2 million views
3. Eminem "Killshot" - 38.1 million views
4.�Black Pink "DDU-DU DDU-DU" - 36.2 million views
5. Psy "Gentlemen - 36 million views
6. BTS "Fake Love" - 35.9 million views
7. TWICE "Yes or Yes" - 31.4 million views
8. Nicky Jam "X (Equis)" - 29.7 million views
9. RedOne "Boom Boom" - 24.1 million views
10. Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" - 22.6 million views
I love kpop, but this whole youtube view thing is such a ridiculous achievement. Non-kpop artists' fans are not obsessively streaming their mvs for imaginary award show points. Those view counts represent actual music interest. So the comparison is just not there.
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