Will Kohaku be "TT" or "One More Time"? (TWICE)
紅白は「TT」か「OneMoreTime」か？（TWICE）
TWICE's MV "Likey" has reached 100 million views. It took 33 days, 23 hours and 43 minutes from the MV's release. The MV has been viewed 3 million times a day on average.
This brings TWICE's total number of songs to 100 million. Of course, they are the top among K-pop girls.
That said, the only other girl group chasing after 100 million views is BLACKPINK.
I have the impression that when BLACKPINK makes their comeback, their songs will immediately reach views as fast as "Likey".
A lot of time has passed, but their previously released song "As If It's Your Last" broke TWICE's record and is currently on the verge of reaching 200 million views.
It was uploaded to YouTube in June of this year.
EXID and Red Velvet come to mind as girls who are likely to follow in their footsteps and approach 100 million views.
GFRIEND will come a little later.
However, compared to EXID and Red Velvet, they are still a long way off. School songs that have become hits are a rite of passage. Their weakness is that they have not yet solidified the world they have carved out for themselves as they move on to the next stage. There remains to be seen whether there is a vein of talent suitable for them in the place where they have stopped moving forward... To secure their place in the next world, they want to quickly make a bigger hit than "Rough" (just under 50 million views).
EXID and Red Velvet continue to have hits, but they are still lacking the momentum to reach 100 million views.
EXID's "HOT PINK," "Ah Yeah," and "UP&DOWN" boast 40-80 million views. Their continued popularity has led to them being clicked, and their other songs are following suit.
Red Velvet is also clicked in a similar way. "Red Flavor," "Happiness," and "Russian Roulette" are hitting the 50-90 million mark.
However, they have come a long way with the comeback of "Russian Roulette." The group gained popularity by tapping into the unique sensibilities of women, but "Russian With "Roulette," it feels like she has moved closer to a more entertaining style, or at least shed her awkwardness.
Her sweet singing style, reminiscent of a cutesy girl, tickles the depths of men's emotions, in both good and bad ways. It makes you grin involuntarily, as it seems to bring out the sexual desire that you have been suppressing with reason.
That singing style would be a big hit with girls at a karaoke party. But what if a girl showed up at a mixer and sang that song in that tone...?
Of course, many men would find it amusing. But how would the women react...?
"Russian "Roulette" was well-received (among teenage girls?) and became the group's biggest hit. The song was uploaded in September and is now approaching 100 million views. It's a faster pace than any other song.
Although it's not as high as TWICE or BLACKPINK, who cleared 100 million views in just a little over a month, the number of views of the follow-up song "Peek-A-Boo" has exceeded 22 million in the two weeks since it was uploaded.
It feels like they've found the gateway to watching their stage performances, with a high-class air and sexiness (activeness) that feels light and easy.
Maybe because Girls' Generation has taken a step back, they're feeling a sense of relief...? Sometimes they look like a Girls' Generation unit.
When I opened TWICE's official music video "TT," the number of views was just around the corner, and it was approaching 300 million.
"Likey" was a clean hit at the end of the year. They won the "Song of the Year" award at the Asian music festival MAMA. They've also been confirmed to appear on NHK's Kohaku Uta Gassen, and TWICE's popularity is only increasing.
"TT" needs about 8 million more views on YouTube to reach the 300 million mark. Although the viewing momentum is slowing, there is a very high possibility that it will reach this milestone before the end of the year.
If it does reach this milestone, I think TWICE will likely sing "TT" at Kohaku. Their original song "One More Time" released in Japan is also a strong possibility, but "TT" has become a hit among young people in Japan. Considering that more people are watching overseas, "TT" is likely to be more popular.
I hope that they will appear at Kohaku in the outfits they wore in the music video. However, since women value fashion, will they wear outfits that are only for Kohaku...?
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