▲ See You Again

Psy’s Gangnam style, which led to the global Gangnam style frenzy in 2012, lost first place on YouTube. Charlie puth and Wiz Khafila's 'see you again' celebrating the movie actor Paul Walker who died in an accident in the July 7, 2017 film rush around, has now taken first place.

In July 2017, it reached 3 billion views, overtaking the 2.9 billion views of Gangnam style which had stood on top for so long.

However Lusi fousi and Daddy Yankee's 'despacito' released in March 2017 has now overtaken “See you Again” and topped the list with 3.1 billion views on YouTube in five months. Gangnam style has seen 29 billion views in 5 years and see you again reached its 3 billion view in 3 years. The record of 3.1 billion views of Despacito in 5 months is remarkable. Despacito, remixed with Justin Bieber, is currently in the top 14 on the Billboard charts.

▲ Dsepacito

Reggae-style music not hip-hop, ballad, or EDM is so popular that Los Del Rio's song 'La macalena' in 1972 was the only one in the Billboard 100 chart to be in first place for 14 consecutive weeks, This is the case. There have been quite a few over 2 billion views, but more than 3 billion views this year are the only two songs I see See You Again and Despacito.

Despacito topped Billboard for 13 consecutive weeks, becoming the top-ranked song in 2017 (2nd place ranked Ed Sheeran's Shape of you for 12 consecutive weeks)

Despacito, is popular with South American rhythms, it has fairly sexual lyrics and is addictive! , This is why it has been keeping up to date with the song “Being Good”, but I think the power of Justin Bieber who plays the feature is not big.

▲ Gangnam Style

August, 19th, 2017. By No Hyun Seung