The situation
PSY's "Gangnam Style" has hit 6 billion views on YouTube, making it the first music video by an Asian artist to reach this milestone. The video was originally released on July 15, 2012, and it took just over 14 years to achieve this feat. This is not the first time "Gangnam Style" has made YouTube history, as it was also the first video to reach 1 billion views back in 2012.
What the internet did with it
- Netizens on Theqoo are generally unbothered, with some commenting on the video's enduring popularity — "it's still getting views after all these years, that's crazy."
- The video's view count has been steadily increasing over the years, with no significant spikes or dips that would suggest any particular reason for its continued success, other than its *사이다* (refreshing, entertaining) factor.
- — "I was in middle school when this came out and now I'm an adult, it's wild to think about how much time has passed."
The open question
The question now is whether any other K-pop music videos will be able to reach this milestone in the near future, and what this means for the global popularity of K-pop as a whole. Specifically, will Blackpink's "DDU-DU DDU-DU" or BTS's "Boy With Luv" be the next to hit 6 billion views?
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