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PSY's “Gangnam Style” Smashes 6 Billion Views, K-Pop First

7/21/2026

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PSY’s “Gangnam Style” music video surpassed 6 billion views on YouTube on July 20 2026.
It became the first K-pop video to reach that YouTube milestone.
The clip was the platform’s first upload to hit a billion views in 2012 and later peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Subsequent K-pop videos such as BTS’s “Dynamite,” “Butter,” and BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” have joined YouTube’s Billion-Views Club.

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PSY’s “Gangnam Style” music video surpassed 6 billion views on YouTube on July 20 2026.
It became the first K-pop video to reach that YouTube milestone.
The clip was the platform’s first upload to hit a billion views in 2012 and later peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Subsequent K-pop videos such as BTS’s “Dynamite,” “Butter,” and BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” have joined YouTube’s Billion-Views Club.