The music video for Flower, the debut solo single by South Korean singer Jisoo which has spawned a viral dance, reached 200 million views on YouTube on Wednesday within 40 days of its release on March 31.
So far, it is the only K-pop track to achieve the feat in 2023. At the time of writing, the pop-trap dance song is in sixth place on the video-sharing platform's top 100 music videos globally, which shows the week's ranking of the most popular music videos on YouTube.
This story is from the May 13, 2023 edition of The Straits Times.
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