Blackpink’s Jennie sets streaming record as solo artiste

Jennie of Blackpink set another record as a solo musician, as her song 'Solo' surpassed 300 million streams on Spotify. – Photo: YG Entertainment

Jennie of Blackpink set another record as a solo musician, as her song Solo surpassed 300 million streams on Spotify, label YG Entertainment said on Thursday.

This is the first time a K-pop solo act’s song has reached the milestone.

The song came out in November 2018 as the band’s first solo project. Not only did it sweep every major music chart in Korea but also topped iTunes song charts in 40 regions. She became the first K-pop female musician to top the iTunes worldwide song chart and rank among the top 10 on iTunes chart in the US.

The quartet has a total of 16 songs with over 100 million streams on Spotify including Jennie’s Solo and Rose’s On The Ground. Meanwhile, its How You Like That music video has gathered 900 million views on YouTube last week, becoming the band’s fifth video to achieve the feat. – The Korea Herald/Asia News Network