K-pop fans’ expectations for YG’s next-generation girl group BABYMONSTER are rising.
According to YG Entertainment on the 24th, ‘BABYMONSTER (#3) – CHIQUITA (Live Performance)’ recorded 4.24 million views on YouTube in 24 hours following it was released at midnight the previous day, making it the ‘most viewed video in 24 hours’ worldwide. Named 4th.
Chiquita is YG’s Thai artist following BLACKPINK’s Lisa, and is the youngest of the prospective members revealed so far. She captured the hearts of viewers with her lovely visuals, soulful tone, and expressive power that made it hard to believe that she was 13 years old.
Not only the Chiquita video, but all of Baby Monster’s content on YouTube are getting a lot of attention. Even before their official debut, they had 630,000 subscribers and a total cumulative number of views well over 70 million.
Baby Monster is a multinational rookie girl group released by YG regarding 7 years following BLACKPINK, and is mostly composed of teenagers. Previously, general producer Yang Hyun-suk appeared following 3 years and 6 months and directly announced their debut.
Starting with the video of the new girl group launch announcement on January 1st, as their identities are revealed one by one, when they will debut is emerging as a matter of great interest.
Reporter Kim Soo-young Hankyung.com swimmingk@hankyung.com
