GOT7 'You Calling My Name' makes record as band's fastest MV to reach 100M views, fans say it deserves '200M'
K-pop boy group GOT7 has made an impressive milestone on Saturday (November 21) on YouTube. With the music video for their new single 'You Calling My Name', the group has surpassed 100 million views on the platform.
What is more notable is that their achievement has made GOT7 break their own personal record as their fastest music video to reach 100 million views, a record previously tethered to 'Never Ever', which featured on their 2017 extended play 'Flight Log: Arrival'. According to Soompi, 'You Calling My Name' hit the 100-million-view milestone just before 5.30 am KST on Sunday, November 22/3.30 pm on November 21, and taking into consideration that the video premiered in 2019 on November 4 at 6 pm KST/400 am EST. That means, it took just over a year, 17 days and 11 hours to reach the mark.
Additionally, 'You Calling My Name' is the group's seventh music video to get 100 million views on YouTube. Others include 'Just Right', 'If You Do', 'Never Ever', 'A', 'Lullaby' and 'Hard Carry'. Fans on Twitter have been quick to share their support. "Deserved omg this is really my fav song," said a fan while another wrote, "Because it’s their best title track Deserved."
One fan called it "AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE."
DESERVED
— e m s⁷ | CHENLE WOOZI & KIHYUN DAY!!♡ (@etherealskzs) November 21, 2020
AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE pic.twitter.com/c2ajg7dGu9
Other fans think the video deserved even more views and said it is "one of their best songs".
Another fan felt the song is "underrated" and described it as "a sexy chill jam of longings, regrets and hopefulness".
This song is so underrated tbh, it's a sexy chill jam of longings, regrets and hopefulness, i cant believe got7 music do not transcend well in korea
— Nini Sibini (@nini7O) November 21, 2020
'You Calling My Name' features as the lead single for GOT7's tenth extended play 'Call My Name'. The EP released in 2019 and featured tracks like 'Pray', 'Thursday', 'Run Away', 'Crash & Burn' and the collaborative effort with Jonas Blue, 'Now or Never'. In the US, the EP made notable impact on the charts. It peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's US Heatseekers Albums chart and peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's US World Albums. For local charts, it peaked at No. 19 on the year-end Gaon South Korean Albums chart.
This year 'You Calling My Name' took home the Performance of the Year award at the Asia Artist Awards.
Meanwhile, GOT7 has been busy this week, prepping and teasing the release of their comeback album 'Breath of Love: Last Piece'. GOT7 will be dropping their pre-release track 'Breath' on November 23 KST before their full album 'Breath of Love: Last Piece' arrives on Monday, November 30.
