With Solo reaching 1 billion views on YouTube, Jennie has left no record unbroken with her debut song alone
Jennie became the first Blackpink member to debut solo with SOLO in November 2018. She is known for her exceptional rap and vocal skills. In addition to her role as a main rapper, she has also showcased her talent as a vocalist in several of the group’s songs. Jennie has received credit for her choreography in the music video and has mentioned that the lyrics were written by her. She also selected the outfits worn by her in the music video. Unlike other members of Blackpink, Jennie has been more involved in the creative aspects of her solo project, such as writing lyrics, choosing outfits, and choreography. This level of involvement and her diverse talents make her an influential and versatile artist within the group.
Jennie’s debut song became very popular in South Korea and reached the top of music charts. Many famous artists and singers liked her special dance moves and shared their videos on social media. This made more people enjoy the song and helped it become even more successful. Let’s take a look at the unforgettable achievements of SOLO, which broke a new record in K-POP history by reaching 1 billion views on YouTube.
1- Jennie is the first K-POP female soloist to top the worldwide iTunes charts with SOLO.
2- SOLO is the first song by a K-POP female soloist to reach 100M and 125M streams on Spotify and is the most streamed song by a K-POP female soloist.
3- SOLO by Jennie is the first K-POP female act to enter the US iTUNES TOP10 list.
4- Genius Music Video’s Quickest 100 Million Plays Record: “SOLO” set the record for the fastest 100 million plays on Genius’ platform.
5- SOLO by Jennie is the first song by a K-POP female soloist to have 2M, 3M, 4M and 5M likes on YouTube.
6- Jennie is the first K-POP female soloist to perform at Coachella.
7- Jennie is the first K-POP female soloist to get a certified all kill with a debut song. The song make its first RAK (Realtime All-Kill) just 2 hours after its release.
8- It is the fastest music video by a K-Pop female soloist to reach 1 million likes.
9- SOLO placed first on SBS Inkigayo with a score of 10002 ranking #9 with the highest scoring points in Inkigayo history and the highest for a soloist.
10- First female solo artist to get a certified all kill with a debut song. SOLO also spent 15 consecutive days at #1 on Melon.
11- Solo has 204,000 likes on MelOn. It’s the fastest debut song by a female act to do so. Also she topped the iTunes WW song chart and only Korean soloist apart from PSY to top it.
12- Highest charting female K-POP act to chart on US iTunes at #7.
13- Highest charting female K-POP act on iTunes UK at #16.
14- Solo has topped QQ music (China’s largest streaming service) on its 8th day of release.
15- Solo has peaked at #1 on Billboard digital song sales chart with over 9000 downloads in the US.
16- Solo has over 850 million views on YouTube. It’s the fastest music video by a female Korean soloist to reach 200M-800M. It has accumulated over 100 million views in 2021 alone on YouTube.
17- Got a Gaon triple crown and topped the digital, download and streaming charts the week it came out. 70M points for the first week, (Gaon digital index).
18- Topped Gaon digital charts for two weeks straight.
19- Over 1M Spotify streams in the first 24 hours, highest for any Korean female soloist.
20- Most monthly listeners for a K-POP soloist on Spotify, with over 4M monthly listeners.
21- Sold over 9000 copies of the ‘SOLO’ photobook on the first day.
22- Over 20K copies of the ‘SOLO’ photo book on Hanetio so far making it the second best selling album by a female K-POP soloist in 2018.
23- SOLO has reached #1 on the US iTunes music video chart. Also, SOLO re-enters the World Digital Song Sales chart at #7 following its 2 year anniversary. It previously debuted at #1.
24- SOLO has over 11 million likes on YouTube. It’s the first music video by a K-POP female solo act to hit this milestone.
25- SOLO has over 162 million streams on MelOn. With over 5 million unique listeners, SOLO has the most listeners for a debut song by a female act on MelOn. It had 1,106,862 unique listeners in the first 24 hours, making it BLACKPINK’S highest unique listeners in the first 24 hours. Third female soloist to reach 1M unique listeners on Melon in 24 hours along with IU and Heize.
26- SOLO spent 33 weeks in the top 100 on MelOn weekly chart, making it BLACKPINK’s sixth longest-running song and it is the longest charted debut song by a female act.
27- SOLO choreography version has over 200 million views and is the most viewed choreography video by a K-POP soloist.
28- SOLO ranked #9 on MelOn’s list of songs with highest cumulatively unique listeners in 30 days. This is the highest ranking debut track and third highest for female solo artists. It is the second highest rank for a YG artist.
29- Solo spent 13 weeks in the top 10 on MelOn weekly chart, making it BLACKPINK’s third song with the most weeks on the chart.
30- SOLO spent 79 days on Spotify’s Global Daily Chart, making it the #1 longest charting song by a Korean soloist. It’s also the sixth longest charting song by a Korean female act.
31- SOLO has over 1 million streams on Shazam. It’s the seventh most shazamed song by K-POP female act. It’s the second most shazamed song by a K-POP female soloist.
32- With over 102K streams, SOLO was the most streamed song during the first 24hs of release of BLACKPINK’s 4th Live Album ‘BLACKPINK 2021 ‘THE SHOW’ LIVE’. SOLO Remix (live) surpassed 3 million streams on Spotify it’s the first track of the project to achieve this.
33- Solo is the longest-running song by a K-POP female soloist on the iTunes Worldwide Songs Chart Top 200 (187 days).
34- She is the first female soloist to reach 1 billion views on YouTube.
Jennie is a multi-talented artist known for her versatile rapping, vocal skills, and stage charisma. By releasing her first full album this year, she will be making a comeback 6 years after SOLO. It looks like she gave her fans the gift of 1 billion views by releasing her Slow Motion duet with her close friend Matt Champion before releasing her album. Jennie, who recently attended the Chanel Fashion Show, managed to become the most talked about K-POP idol during the fashion week held in France. Jennie, who continues to be active without slowing down after becoming the face of the Calvin Klein global campaign, is expected to make a splash in both music and fashion this year. The songs in the album are expected to be versatile and focused on both rap and vocals. What kind of music do you expect from Jennie?