BLACKPINK's Jisoo surprised ATEEZ members Wooyoung and San after showing them the group's rare Red Diamond Creator Award, presented to YouTube channels with more than 100 million subscribers.
Jisoo, Wooyoung and San appeared together on JTBC's variety show 'Chef & My Fridge,' which aired Saturday.
The three revealed that it was their first time meeting, surprising the other cast members.
San expressed his admiration for BLACKPINK, saying, "You are the seniors we have really wanted to meet. BLACKPINK paved the way at the forefront of the industry. We are so grateful, and it is a pleasure to meet you here."
Jisoo said she rarely had opportunities to meet younger artists and had never appeared on a program with ATEEZ. She admitted feeling shy, saying, "When I heard I would be appearing with ATEEZ, I wondered whether I could come across as a senior artist."
The program then highlighted BLACKPINK's achievements. The group became the first Asian act to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. It also has 10 music videos with more than 1 billion views on YouTube, with the video for "DDU-DU DDU-DU" alone reaching 2.4 billion views.
BLACKPINK's official YouTube channel has surpassed 100 million subscribers, earning the group the Red Diamond Creator Award. Fewer than 20 channels worldwide have received the award, and BLACKPINK is the first musical artist to achieve the milestone.
When the Diamond Play Button, awarded for reaching 10 million subscribers, and the Red Diamond award were shown on the program, ATEEZ members expressed amazement.
"Is the diamond in the middle real?" they asked.
Kim Seong-joo, one of the show's hosts, pointed out that ATEEZ also has a substantial YouTube following, with 5.82 million subscribers. Wooyoung and San modestly responded, "No, not us."
Seeing the members play down their own achievement, Kim joked, "Maybe I should have mentioned you first." San quipped, "You should have," drawing laughter.
Wooyoung also revealed that he and San run a separate YouTube channel called "9teujjong." He described it as still being in its early stages, saying, "We're still baby creators."
San jokingly tried to stop Wooyoung from bringing it up, saying in a playful dialect, "Come on, don't talk about that," prompting laughter.
YouTube Creator Awards are presented to creators based on their subscriber counts. Channels receive a Silver Play Button at 100,000 subscribers, a Gold Play Button at 1 million, a Diamond Play Button at 10 million and a Red Diamond Play Button at 100 million.
Other channels to have received the Red Diamond award include MrBeast, known for survival challenges, competitions and charity content, and Kimpro, which produces challenges and situational comedy videos, as well as BLACKPINK.
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