For quite a while now, K-Pop stars have been releasing both Japanese singles and Japanese translations of some of their Korean songs, which is fantastic for all country music-loving Japanese fans! Many artists, including TWICE, BTS, BIGBANG, and others, have made some very good Japanese bops that appeal to fans who speak the language and those who do not, even though they are typically not quite as popular as their Korean tracks. The idol groups emerge from their cozy cocoons and enter the new arena to gain fame and reach the masses with their message! Here are the ten most-watched Japanese music videos by K-Pop artists!
1. "Airplane Pt.2" (Japanese Version) By BTS
Total Number of views: 256,636,791. On November 7, 2018, KST, BTS's fourth Japanese studio album, Map of the Soul: 7 - The Journey, and the song Airplane Pt. 2(Japanese Version) were both made available. On August 8, 2021, at around 11:25 a.m. KST, the music video for BTS Airplane pt.2(Japanese Version) crossed the 200 million views mark. The video reached the milestone in a little over two years, nine months, one day, and eleven hours. It was the first Japanese music video by BTS to accomplish the feat.
2. "Stay Gold" By BTS
Total Number of views: 232,420,092. BTS's Japanese track "Stay Gold" surpassed 200 million views on YouTube on September 16 around 4 a.m. KST, extending the group record by becoming their twenty-fourth music video to reach this milestone! The music video got released on June 26, 2020, so it took about a year and three months to reach this milestone! The song released as the title track of BTS Japanese album "Map of the Soul: 7- The Journey" is a meaningful one about remaining positive even during the darkest days of our lives.
3. "Film Out" By BTS
Total Number of views: 203,215,741. Film out, a single from BTS's upcoming Japanese-language album BTS, the Best, was released on April 2. Jungkook and Back Number's Iyori Shimizu collaborated on the song for the Japanese film Signal. Film Out is a slow-tempo song with heartfelt lyrics. It became the group's fastest-ever Japanese music video to accomplish the feat on April 29, when it surpassed 100 million views on YouTube. The song achieved this scintillating record within a month.
4. "Mr. Taxi" (Dance Version) By SNSD
Total Number of views: 162,566,896. The South Korean girl group SNSD "Mr. Taxi" was their first original Japanese song to be released. It was made available as a double A-side single on April 27, 2011, along with "Run Devil Run" as the third single from the group's self-titled debut Japanese album. During its first week of release, "Mr. Taxi" became the first single from the group to sell 100,000 physical copies in Japan.
5. "Candy Pop" By TWICE
Total Number of views: 161,159,743. Twice announced the release of their second Japanese single, "Candy Pop," on December 22, 2017, along with several teaser images. In just a few weeks after its official single release in February 2018, "Candy Pop" topped the Oricon charts and earned platinum status. TWICE "Candy Pop" became their first Japanese music video to reach 100 million views on YouTube on April 30 around 11:45 p.m. KST.
6. "Lights" By BTS
Total Number of views: 147,208,285. On July 3, 2019, BTS released Lights as the lead single from a three-single pack titled Lights / Boy with Luv, specifically for Japanese audiences. Thus Lights marks the tenth Japanese single the band dropped. At around 1:45 p.m. on January 11, KST, the YouTube view count for the song surpassed 100 million. The milestone was attained after a year, six months, and eight days.
7. "Breakthrough" By TWICE
Total Number of views: 123,423,477. The South Korean girl group Twice has a song titled Breakthrough that features a Japanese version of their most recent Korean comeback track, Fancy. Released on June 12, 2019, "Breakthrough" surpassed 100 million views on May 15, making TWICE the girl group with the most music videos with over 100 million views in the world.
8. "TT" (Japanese Version) By TWICE
Total Number of views: 111,856,532. "TT (Japanese Version)" is one of Twice's Japanese debut songs. As a single, this song got released on June 21, 2017. It also was released as the only lead single from their Japanese debut album, #Twice. The "TT (Japanese Version)" music video has a unique concept. The music video has over 100 million views on YouTube as of August 25, 2021.
9. "One More Time" By TWICE
Total Number of views: 98,775,668 views. Twice's the debut Japanese maxi single, "One More Time," was released on October 18, 2017. "One More Time" achieved enormous commercial success in Japan. Besides commercial success, the "One More Time" music video received 10 million views in 5 days. The "One More Time" music video has received over 98 million views and over 989 thousand likes.
10. "For You" By BTS
Total Number of views: 90,153,912. BTS's original Japanese song "For You" got released on June 17, 2015. It is the first single from the album Youth and the first track from the single FOR YOU. The song is included on the compilation album The Best of BTS -Japan Edition- as the seventh track. "For You" is a heartfelt pop song that showcases BTS's romantic side. The song received over 90 million views to date.
