Despite being on a group hiatus for nearly 2 years, BLACKPINK has maintained stable numbers on Spotify. This time, "Hard to Love" is their 22nd song to exceed 200 Million streams on the platform, make them the Female Group with the largest number of songs to reach this figure on Spotify.
"Hard to Love" is an upbeat dance, guitar pop, pop rock, and disco track with elements of city-pop, '90s rock and roll, and "edgy" pop, whose lyrics revolve around a protagonist expressing hidden insecurities about their ability to be loved. Being released on September 16, 2022, as the fifth track of BLACKPINK's second studio album, "Born Pink," and sung by Rosé, the song has amassed a large number of fans around the world.
"Hard to Love" by #BLACKPINK has surpassed 200 million streams on Spotify.
— KOREAN SALES (@koreansales_twt) April 11, 2024
This is their 22nd song to achieve this milestone, and the 190th song by a Kpop act to do so.
‘Hard to Love’ by @BLACKPINK and sung by #ROSÉ has now surpassed 200 MILLION streams on Spotify 🔥#BLACKPINK #로제 pic.twitter.com/8AbmlbyX8c
— US BLINKS UNION || FANBASE (@USBU4WAYS) April 9, 2024
#BLACKPINK “Hard to Love” (#ROSÉ) has now surpassed 200 Million streams on Spotify!#블랙핑크 #로제 @BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/QfdFKu9SXC
— BLΛCKPIИK GLOBAL FANBASE (@BLACKPINKGLOBAL) April 9, 2024
.@BLACKPINK - 'Hard to Love' (#ROSÉ) has now surpassed over 200 MILLION+ streams on Spotify.
— BLACKPINK Global News (@BPGlobalNews) April 9, 2024
It's their 22nd song to reach this mark, the most for any female group in history! pic.twitter.com/jRikhEaYg4
Additionally, BLACKPINK has become the First Girl Group to spend more than 900 days on Spotify's Global Top Artists chart, achieving this milestone without ever leaving this chart since its creation. Currently, both BLACKPINK and BTS are the Only K-pop Acts to have achieved this.
Both BTS and BLACKPINK have completed 900 days charting on the Spotify Top Artists Global chart. pic.twitter.com/WkiB6fb73s
— Viral Takes (@viraltakes) April 8, 2024
.@BLACKPINK has now charted for a record 900 days on the Spotify Global Daily Top Artists Chart since it's creation.
— Worldwide BLIИK (@WorldwideBLINK) April 8, 2024
They are the ONLY Female Group and one of the few Artists to have charted on the chart upon it's creation.#BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 pic.twitter.com/HVahKcUXax
Longest-running K-Pop acts on the global Spotify Top Artists chart:
— BLACKPINK Charts (@chartsblackpink) April 8, 2024
#1 @BLACKPINK – 900 days* (charting)
#1 BTS – 900 days* (charting)
#2 Stray Kids – 816 days* (charting)
#3 TWICE – 746 days* (charting) pic.twitter.com/r9aI6AHjxo
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