Members of the group ATEEZ were stunned by the "Red Diamond" button awarded to BLACKPINK's YouTube channel after it surpassed 100 million subscribers.
On the episode of JTBC's variety show "Please Take Care of My Fridge" aired on the 8th, Jisoo from the group BLACKPINK and Wooyoung and San from the group ATEEZ appeared.
During the broadcast, it was revealed that Jisoo from BLACKPINK and Wooyoung and San from ATEEZ had never met before, surprising the cast.
San said, "You are a senior artist we have really wanted to meet," adding, "BLACKPINK has paved the way at the forefront. We are so grateful, and I am happy to meet you here."
Jisoo said, "I rarely had the chance to run into junior artists. We have never done (a broadcast) together. When I heard that I would be appearing with ATEEZ, I worried about whether I would look like a senior," showing some shyness.
Subsequently, BLACKPINK's achievements were introduced. BLACKPINK became the first Asian artist to serve as a main headliner at the world-renowned music festival "Coachella," and has 10 music videos with over 1 billion YouTube views. In particular, it was revealed that the "DDU-DU DDU-DU" music video recorded a whopping 2.4 billion views, drawing admiration.
Also, BLACKPINK's official YouTube channel surpassed 100 million subscribers and received the "Red Diamond" button. Fewer than 20 channels worldwide have received the Red Diamond, making BLACKPINK the first artist to do so.
When BLACKPINK's diamond button for surpassing 10 million subscribers and its red diamond button for surpassing 100 million subscribers were revealed, ATEEZ members asked, "Is the diamond in the middle real?" while expressing their amazement.
When MC Kim Sung-jo mentioned ATEEZ, which has 5.82 million YouTube subscribers, saying, "ATEEZ also has many subscribers," Wooyoung and San responded, "No, we don't," showing humility.
Seeing the ATEEZ members downplay their numbers, MC Kim Sung-jo said, "Should I have mentioned that first?" to which San jokingly replied, "Please do," eliciting laughter.
Wooyoung also mentioned that he is running a separate YouTube channel called "9 Ttjong" with San, introducing it by saying, "We are still baby creators. We are at the infant stage." San, looking embarrassed, said in a rustic tone, "Oh, don't talk about it," which brought laughter.
YouTube buttons (Creator Awards) are plaques awarded by YouTube to creators based on their channel's subscriber count. Creators receive a Silver button upon reaching 100,000 subscribers, a Gold button at 1 million, a Diamond button at 10 million, and a Red Diamond button at 100 million.
Channels that have received the Red Diamond include "MrBeast," which achieved the top spot in global subscribers with content such as survival, challenges, and charity activities; "Kim Pro," which features challenge and situational drama content; and the group BLACKPINK.
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