"Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (뚜두뚜두) is a song by BLACKPINK. It was released on June 15, 2018 and serves as the title track for their first mini album Square Up.
It was later released as the group's first Japanese single digitally on July 23, 2018 and physically on August 22, 2018.
Background[]
On June 1, 2018, YG Entertainment released the first teaser for BLACKPINK's upcoming June comeback. The moving poster revealed the group would be releasing their first mini album, Square Up, on June 15. On June 4, a track list teaser was released, confirming the album will contain a total of four tracks including the title track "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du."[1]
Composition[]
Written and produced by Teddy, as well as co-produced by 24, Bekuh Boom and R.Tee, this song is described by Billboard as a "fierce hip-pop track overflowing with charisma" that "features" a prominent trap beat.[2] Forbes adds that it combines "crisp trap beats, breezy synth hooks and infectious vocal melodies".[3]
Release and promotions[]
"Ddu-Du Ddu-Du", along with its music video, was released on June 15, 2018 at 6 pm KST.
BLACKPINK held their first comeback stage for the song on the June 16 episode of Show! Music Core.[4]
Music video[]
Following the music video's release, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du", at the time, became the most-viewed Korean video and second most-watched video on YouTube in the first 24 hours with more than 36.2 million views, surpassing PSY's "Gentleman" and behind Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do", respectively.[5] It was then surpassed by BTS' "Idol" on August 27, 2018.[6]
"Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" became the fastest K-pop group music video to reach the 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 million view milestones.[7][8][9][10][11][12] On November 11, 2019, the music video became the first one by an K-pop group to reach 1 billion views on YouTube.[13] It is currently the most viewed Korean music video by a K-pop group on YouTube with over 1.8 billion views.[14]
Commercial performance[]
In South Korea, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" debuted at number three on Gaon Digital Chart for the week of June 10–16, 2018.[15] The following week, the song rose to number one on the chart, making it their second number-one song in the country after "Whistle."[16][17]
In the United States, the song debuted and peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting song by a K-pop girl group on the Hot 100 at the time. The record was previously held by Wonder Girls' "Nobody" which charted at number 76 in 2009. In its first week, the song had 12.4 million streams and sold 7,000 downloads in the country.[18]
On November 10, 2022, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" received a 2x platinum certification for reaching over 200 million streams on Circle Chart.[19]
Awards and nominations[]
Music show awards[]
| Music show | Date |
|---|---|
| Inkigayo (SBS) | June 24, 2018[20] |
| July 1, 2018[21] | |
| July 8, 2018[22] | |
| M Countdown (MBC M) | June 28, 2018 [23] |
| July 5, 2018[24] | |
| July 12, 2018[25] | |
| Music Bank (KBS) | June 29, 2018 [26] |
| Show! Music Core (MBC) | June 23, 2018[27] |
| June 30, 2018[28] | |
| July 7, 2018[29] | |
| July 14, 2018[30] |
Charts[]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[16] | 1 |
| United Kingdom (Official Singles Chart)[18] | 78 |
| United States (Billboard Hot 100)[18] | 55 |
References[]
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Officially Kicks Off Count Down To Long-Awaited Comeback With 1st Teaser
- ↑ Billboard: BlackPink Release ‘Square Up’ EP Fronted by Sharp-Shooting ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’ Music Video
- ↑ Forbes: BlackPink's 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du' Reaches 50 Million YouTube Views In Record Time for K-Pop Girl Group
- ↑ MBCkpop on YouTube: [Comeback Stage] BLACKPINK - DDU-DU DDU-DU , 블랙핑크 - 뚜두뚜두 Show Music core 20180616
- ↑ Billboard: BLACKPINK’s ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’ Becomes Most-Viewed Korean Music Video in 24 Hours on YouTube
- ↑ Metro News: YouTube declares BTS’ IDOL the most watched MV in first 24 hours
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU” Becomes Fastest K-Pop Group MV To Reach 200 Million Views
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU” Sets New Record For Fastest K-Pop Group MV To Reach 300 Million Views
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU” Becomes Fastest K-Pop Group MV To Hit 400 Million Views
- ↑ Forbes: BLACKPINK Becomes Fastest K-pop Group To Reach 500 Million Views With 'DDU-DU DDU-DU'
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU” Becomes Fastest K-Pop Group MV To Reach 600 Million Views
- ↑ Korea Herald: BLACKPINK's 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du' tops 700 million YouTube views
- ↑ "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" becomes the first Kpop group MV to reach 1 billion views on YouTube
- ↑ Korea JoongAng Daily: Blackpink's 'Ddu-du Ddu-du' is most-watched K-pop music video on YouTube
- ↑ Gaon Digital Chart: 2018년 24주차 Digital Chart
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Gaon Digital Chart: 2018년 25주차 Digital Chart
- ↑ Gaon Digital Chart: 2016년 33주차 Digital Chart
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Forbes: BLACKPINK Becomes Highest-Charting K-Pop Girl Group In America With 'Square Up' & 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du'
- ↑ Soompi: BTS And BLACKPINK Make History With Quintuple Million And Double Platinum Circle (Gaon) Certifications
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Takes 2nd Win For “DDU-DU DDU-DU” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By BTOB, SHINee, And More
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Takes 6th Win For “DDU-DU DDU-DU” On Inkigayo; Performances By SHINee, NU’EST W, And More
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Takes 9th Win For “DDU-DU DDU-DU” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By Apink, NU’EST W, BTOB, And More
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Takes 3rd Win For “DDU-DU DDU-DU” On “M!Countdown,” Performances By SHINee, BTOB, And More
- ↑ (KR) The Daily Sports: '엠카' 블랙핑크, 1위 '7관왕'…뉴욕 열광케 한 K팝 ★[종합]
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Takes 10th Win For “DDU-DU DDU-DU” On “M!Countdown,” Performances By Sunmi, Wanna One, And More
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Takes 4th Win For “DDU-DU DDU-DU” On “Music Bank,” Performances By SHINee, Red Velvet, TWICE, And More
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Takes 1st Win For “DDU-DU DDU-DU,” Performances By BTOB, SHINee, Kim Dong Han, And More
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Takes 5th Win For “DDU-DU DDU-DU”; Performances By SHINee, NU’EST W, MOMOLAND, And More
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Takes 8th Win For “DDU-DU DDU-DU” On “Music Core”; Performances By Apink, NU’EST W, BTOB, And More
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Takes 11th Win For “DDU-DU DDU-DU” On “Music Core”; Performances By TWICE, Apink, NU’EST W, And More