Here are 10 K-POP songs that prove they don't need hundreds of millions of views to be iconic.
1. "Into the New World" by Girl's Generation
Into the New World was released on August 5, 2008 (but it was released on June 2, 2011, on YouTube), and currently it has 46,707,072 views.
2. "Candy" by H.O.T.
Candy was released in September 1996, but the song's Music Video was never officially uploaded by SM Entertainment. On a music show channel, it has over 2 million views.
3. "Bad Girl, Good Girl" by miss A
Bad Girl, Good Girl was released on June 30, 2010. Currently, it has 72,732,680 views on YouTube.
4. "Heartbeat" by 2PM
Heartbeat was released on November 11, 2009. Currently, it has 21,195,390 views on YouTube.
5. "Mister" by KARA
Mister was released on August 15, 2009 (but it was released on March 6, 2011, on YouTube), and currently, it has 34,015,580 views.
6. "Lies" by Big Bang
Lies was released on August 16, 2007 (but it was released on October 2, 2008, on YouTube), and currently, it has 64,174,985 views.
7. "I'm Your Girl" by S.E.S
I'm Your Girl was released on November 1, 1997 (but it was posted by an unverified YouTube account on May 8, 2010), and currently, it has 2,749,134 views.
8. "Fiction" by BEAST
Fiction was released on May 16, 2011. Currently, it has 96,933,730 views on YouTube.
9. "Nobody" by Wonder Girls
Nobody was released on September 22, 2008 (but it was released on December 14, 2008, on YouTube), and currently, it has 19,879,955 views.
10. "Mirotic" by TVXQ
Mirotic was released on September 26, 2008 (but it was on November 25, 2009, in YouTube,) and currently, it has 70,519,080 views.
This is a 2nd gen fest (and a few 1st) and honestly it saddens me to see they’re under-appreciated by the post-2013 3rd and 4th gen Kpop fans. Even Fiction, Bad Girl Good Girl and Mirotic have below 100M? They were simply iconic. The groups all won Daesangs thanks to those songs.
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