BigBang's 'Fantastic Baby' tops 200 mln YouTube views

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- The music video for "Fantastic Baby" by boy band BigBang has surpassed the 200-million-view mark on YouTube, the group's agency said Wednesday.

"Fantastic Baby" took a year and 10 months to reach the milestone, having been listed on the video-sharing website on March 6, 2012, YG Entertainment said.

As of Tuesday night, South Korean time, the video had been viewed 207 million times, the agency said, adding on Wednesday that the figure was up to 212 million.

"Fantastic Baby" is part of the fifth mini album "ALIVE," which came out in 2012.

Earlier this month on Jan. 19, the music video for "Bang Bang Bang," released in 2015, broke the 1-million-view mark.

BigBang is scheduled to embark on a Japan dome tour on Feb. 6, which will take them to Fukuoka and Tokyo.

On March 4-6, they will return to Seoul for concerts at Olympic Park.

sojungpark@yna.co.kr
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